Warmth
[wɔːmθ] or [wɔrmθ]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; 'an agreeable warmth in the house'.
Editor: Orville--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being warm; gentle heat; as, the warmth of the sun; the warmth of the blood; vital warmth.
(n.) A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor; fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the warmth of love or piety; he replied with much warmth.
(n.) The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color.
Checker: Phelps
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Glow, moderate heat.[2]. Ardor, zeal, excitement, vehemence, enthusiasm, earnestness, fervor, transport, fervency, passion, intensity, soul, spirit.
Editor: Manuel
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Ardor, glow, fervor, zeal, heat, excitement, intensity, earnestness,cordiality, animation, eagerness, vehemence, geniality, sincerity, passion,irascibility, emotion, life
ANT:Frigidity, frost, congelation, iciness, coldness, calmness, coolness,indifference, torpidity, insensitiveness, apathy, slowness, ungeniality, insincerity,passionlessness, hypocrisy, good-temper, death
Edited by Jimmy
Examples
- Miss Eliott is a very sweet girl, and seemed to enjoy herself, I thought, observed Beth, with unusual warmth. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The guess came so near the truth, I could not prevent a suddenly-rising warmth in my face from revealing as much. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They enter with more warmth into such sentiments, and feel more sensibly the pleasure, which arises from them. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Mrs. Dashwood entered into all their feelings with a warmth which left her no inclination for checking this excessive display of them. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Ursula nestled near him, into his constant warmth, and watched the pale-lit revelation racing ahead, the visible night. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Waldman inflicted torture when he praised, with kindness and warmth, the astonishing progress I had made in the sciences. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- What could more delightfully prove that the warmth of her heart was equal to its gentleness? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The beaming sight, and the penetrating warmth, seemed to breed in him a cumulative cheerfulness, which soon amounted to delight. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The same warmth of heart, the same eagerness of fancy and spirits. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- The air was warm with a vaporous warmth, and the stillness was unbroken. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Anyhow, I have grasped one fact which you seem to find it difficult to get hold of, replied Lestrade with some warmth. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The burning logs gave warmth to the cabin and served as a primitive cooking agent; and the smoke which usually accompanies burning bodies was carried away by means of the chimney. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- With a confused brain, but with a heart into which some warmth of hope was returning, I accompanied my friend in a walk round the garden. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Elizabeth's congratulations were given with a sincerity, a warmth, a delight, which words could but poorly express. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- It was the quick-changing warmth and venality and brilliant warm utterance he loved in his friend. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Checker: Nona