FromMiddle Englishwarmth,warmeth,wermþe, fromOld English*wiermþu(“warmth”), fromProto-West Germanic*warmiþu(“warmness; warmth”), corresponding towarm +-th. Cognate withSaterland FrisianWaarmte(“warmth”),West Frisianwaarmte(“warmth”),Dutchwarmte(“warmth”),German Low GermanWarmte,Warmt(“warmth”).
warmth (countable anduncountable,pluralwarmths)
- Amoderatedegree ofheat; thesensation of beingwarm.
- Friendliness,kindness oraffection.
1973 December 22, “Boston Tea Party”, inGay Community News, volume 1, number27, page 1:Included in the crowd of more than 10,000 was a gay contingent of over 100. A large banner proclaiming "Gay American Revolution" beckoned other gay marchers to join the contingent. Several participants said that they were pleased with the noticeablewarmth of the other demonstrators toward the gay people.
- Fervor,intensity of emotion or expression.
1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym;Charlotte Brontë], “CHAPTER XXXIII”, inJane Eyre. An Autobiography. […], volume(please specify |volume=I to III), London:Smith, Elder, and Co., […],→OCLC:"You don't know him—don't pronounce an opinion upon him," I said withwarmth.
- (art) The effect of using mostlyred andyellowhues.
moderate heat; sensation of being warm
- Armenian:տաքություն (hy)(takʻutʻyun),ջերմություն (hy)(ǰermutʻyun)
- Aromanian:cãloare f
- Assamese:উম(um),উহনি(uhoni)
- Asturian:calentura (ast) f,calor (ast) f
- Bulgarian:топлина (bg) f(toplina)
- Czech:teplo (cs)
- Dutch:warmte (nl) f
- Egyptian: (srf)
- Esperanto:varmeco,varmo
- Finnish:lämpö (fi);lämmin (fi)
- French:chaleur (fr) f
- Galician:calor (gl) f
- Georgian:სითბო(sitbo)
- German:Wärme (de) f
- Greek:
- Ancient:θέρμη f(thérmē),θάλπος n(thálpos)
- Hungarian:melegség (hu)
- Hunsrik:Wäärem f
- Ido:varmeso (io),kaloro (io)
- Indonesian:kehangatan (id)
- Italian:calore (it) m
- Japanese:(temperature)暖かさ (ja)(atatakasa),(feelings)温かみ(atatakami)
- Korean:온기(on'gi)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish:گەرمی(germî)
- Latin:calor m
- Latvian:siltums m
- Lithuanian:šiluma (lt)
- Luxembourgish:Wäermt f
- Maori:mahanatanga
- Norman:chaleu f
- Northern Sami:liekkasvuohta
- Ottoman Turkish:ایصی(ısı, ıssı),صیجاق(sıcak)
- Persian:گرمی (fa)(garmi),هرم (fa)(horm)
- Polish:ciepło (pl) n
- Portuguese:calor (pt) m
- Romanian:căldură (ro) f
- Russian:тепло́ (ru) n(tepló),теплота́ (ru) f(teplotá)
- Sanskrit:तपस् (sa) n(tapas),घर्म (sa) m(gharma)
- Sicilian:calura (scn) f
- Slovene:toplota (sl)
- Spanish:calor (es) m
- Swedish:värme (sv) c orn
- Tongan:māfana
- Turkish:sıcaklık (tr) sg,sıcaklıklar pl,ısı (tr) sg,ısılar pl
- Yiddish:וואַרעמקייט f(varemkeyt)
- Yup'ik:maqaq
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intensity of emotion or expression
