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Definition of balmy :
1. Full of barm or froth; in a ferment.
2. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.
3. Producing balm.
Synonyms:
piano, soft, nutty, loopy, foolish, bonkers, flaccid, zestful, delicate, zesty, alligatored, daft, gentle, roughened, cushy, strong, nuts, diffused, diffuse, cracked, faint, smooth, crackers, kooky, eccentric, wild, gaga, loco, fruity, sappy, voiced, around the bend, barmy, soothing, yeasty, mild, dotty, subdued, wacky, awry, haywire, sonant, kookie, flabby, whacky, modest, chapped, lenient, meek, zany, cockamamie, batty, cockamamy, bats, amiss, round the bend, buggy, insane, goofy, crazy, silly, nutlike, easy, indulgent, loony, clement, warm, calm, easygoing, wrong
Usage examples:
- The evening was balmy, and after a time Dic and Rita walked to the crest of the little slope that fell gently ten or fifteen feet to the water's edge. - "A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties", Charles Major.
- Then, before she knew it, fires would seem oppressive; first one window and then another would be thrown up, and Phil would be sitting on the piazza in the balmy sunshine as comfortable as on a June morning at home. - "Clover", Susan Coolidge.
- The weather had again changed, and instead of a balmy breeze and sunshine, a fierce gale was blowing, and heavy showers came down upon their heads. - "The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy", W.H.G. Kingston.