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balminess

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balm·y  (bäm)
adj. balm·i·er, balm·i·est
1. Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
2. Mild and pleasant: a balmy breeze.
3. Slang Eccentric in behavior.
balmi·ly adv.
balmi·ness n.
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Noun1.balminess - the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing; "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the softness of the south of France"
softness
clemency, mildness - good weather with comfortable temperatures
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It had been very hot all the day before, and even now in the early morning there was a balminess in the air.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
One morning, however, finding that my path lay through a deep wood, I ventured to continue my journey after the sun had risen; the day, which was one of the first of spring, cheered even me by the loveliness of its sunshine and the balminess of the air.
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