warm
adjective · verb · noun
Simple meaning
having a pleasing or comfortable temperature that is not cold
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
wawrmIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɔɹm
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
Friendly and with affection.
Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.
figurative
Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness.
Having a color in the part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum between red and yellow-green.
informal
Close to a goal or correct answer.
verb
intransitive
To become ardent or animated.
transitive
To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
transitivecolloquial
To beat or spank.
transitivecolloquial
To scold or abuse verbally.
transitive
To make or keep warm.
intransitive
To become warm, to heat up.
noun
colloquial
The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
Used this way, warm is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Inflected forms
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The process of becoming warmer.
Device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed.
Be out of the game.
Having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated).
Become excited about.
Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity.
The front of an advancing mass of warmer air.
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