warm

== English == === Alternative forms === warme (obsolete) === Pronunciation === (UK) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɔːm/ (Northumbria) IPA(key): /waːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /wɔɹm/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m === Etymology 1 === From Middle English warm, werm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from one of: Proto-Indo-European *wór-mo-s, from *wer- (“to burn”), which is related to Hittite 𒉿𒊏𒀀𒉌 (warāni, “to burn”), Armenian վառել (vaṙel, “to burn, heat, warm”), Old Church Slavonic варити (variti, “to cook, boil”). Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-mo-s, from the root *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”), in which case cognate with Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) (making perhaps a distant doublet of thermos), Latin formus, Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá). In any case cognate within Germanic to West Frisian waarm, Saterland Frisian woorm, Dutch warm, German warm, Swedish varm, Icelandic varmur. ==== Adjective ==== warm (comparative warmer, superlative warmest) Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable. Friendly and with affection. Having a color in the part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum between red and yellow-green. (informal) Close to a goal or correct answer. Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced. (figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness. (archaic) Ardent, zealous. (dated, informal) Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous. (archaic) Requiring arduous effort. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:warm See also Thesaurus:affectionate See also Thesaurus:difficult ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “mild temperature”): Arctic, cold, cool, frozen (antonym(s) of “caring”): Arctic, cold, cool, frozen ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== heated hot steamy temperature tepid === Etymology 2 === From Middle English warmen, wermen, wyrmen, from Old English wierman (“to make warm”) and wearmian (“to become warm”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmijan and *warmōn. Cognate with Dutch warmen, German wärmen, Swedish värma. ==== Verb ==== warm (third-person singular simple present warms, present participle warming, simple past and past participle warmed) (transitive) To make or keep warm. (intransitive) To become warm, to heat up. (intransitive) (sometimes in the form warm up) To favour increasingly. [with to] (ditransitive with to) To cause (someone) to favour (something) increasingly. (intransitive) To become ardent or animated. (transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven. 1717 November 20, Alexander Pope, letter to the Bishop of Rochester there was a collection of all that had been written […] : I warmed my head with them. (transitive) To give emotional warmth to a person. (transitive, colloquial) To beat or spank. (transitive, colloquial) To scold or abuse verbally. (computing, transitive) To prepopulate (a cache) so that its contents are ready for other users. Synonym: warm up (Internet, transitive) To send electronic mail from (a domain) to improve its reputation for mail sending. Synonym: warm up ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== warm (plural warms) (colloquial) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch warm, from Middle Dutch warm, from Old Dutch warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === warm (attributive warm or (chiefly in figurative use) warme, comparative warmer, superlative warmste) warm ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verwarm warmte == Alemannic German == === Alternative forms === woare, woarm, wore, wérme === Etymology === From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur. === Adjective === warm (Formazza) warm === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Chinese == === Etymology === From English warm. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === warm (Hong Kong Cantonese, of person, environment, family) warm (caring and loving) == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch warm, from Old Dutch warm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, of uncertain origin; derivations from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or *wer- (“to burn”) have been proposed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɑr(ə)m/ Hyphenation: warm Rhymes: -ɑrm Homophone: Warm === Adjective === warm (comparative warmer, superlative warmst) warm, hot Antonym: koud (meteorology, officially) 20 °C or more ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: warm Berbice Creole Dutch: warum Negerhollands: warm, werm ==== See also ==== tropisch zomers == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German warm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /varm/, [vaʁm], [vaɐ̯m], [vaːm], [ʋ-] Hyphenation: warm === Adjective === warm (strong nominative masculine singular warmer, comparative wärmer, superlative am wärmsten) warm; mildly hot Antonyms: kalt, kühl (of clothes) warm; keeping the wearer warm (of rental prices, chiefly adverbial or in compounds) including heating costs, water, and fees (electricity may or may not be included) (dated, except in warmer Bruder) gay, homosexual (mostly male) Synonym: schwul ==== Usage notes ==== German warm means “warm”, but not “feeling warm”; therefore the phrase ich bin warm (literally “I am warm”) would mean that one’s body has a high temperature, particularly that one’s skin is warm on the outside. The English “I am warm” (that is: I feel warm) is equivalent to German mir ist warm (literally “to me it's warm”). Although warm (“gay”) is not in general use, this sense is current enough to make it advisable not to describe the relation between two men as warm (unless the implication is intended). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “warm” in Duden online “warm”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German) == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch warm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm. === Adjective === warm warm, hot warm, keeping the wearer warm (of clothes) warm (of emotions) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== wāerm werm ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: warm Afrikaans: warm Limburgish: werm West Flemish: werm ==== Further reading ==== “warm”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “warm”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === warme, werm, wearm === Etymology === From Old English wearm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /warm/, /wɛrm/ === Adjective === warm (plural and weak singular warme, comparative warmer, superlative warmest) (temperature) warm, mildly hot (weather) warm, pleasant, mild heated, warmed (locations or garments) having a tendency to be warm; designed to stay warm Being at a healthy temperature enthusiastic, vigourous ==== Descendants ==== Scots: wairm English: warm ==== References ==== “warm, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 March 2018. === Noun === warm warmness, heat ==== References ==== “warm, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 March 2018. == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *warm. === Adjective === warm warm ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== warmī ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: warm Alemannic German: warm Italian Walser: warm, woare, woarm, wore, wérme Bavarian: borm Cimbrian: barm Mòcheno: bòrm Udinese: borm, borbm, boarm Viennese: wårm Central Franconian: wärm, warm Hunsrik: waarem German: warm Luxembourgish: waarm Yiddish: וואַרעם (varem) == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *warm (“warm”). === Adjective === warm (comparative warmoro, superlative warmost) warm ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: warm Low German: warm German Low German: warm