balmy

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. Chiefly British Slang Eccentric in behavior.

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[Sense 3, alteration of barmy, frothy.]

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balmi·ly adv.

balmi·ness n.

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balmy [ˈbɑːmɪ]

adj balmier, balmiest

1. (of weather) mild and pleasant

2. having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing

3. a variant spelling of barmy

balmily  adv

balminess  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	balmy - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, around the bend, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, fruity, cracked insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	2.	balmy - mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" mild, soft clement - (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather"

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balmy

adjective

1. mild, warm, calm, moderate, pleasant, clement, tranquil, temperate, summery a balmy summer's evening
mild rough, harsh, stormy, irksome, inclement

2. see barmy

Translations

balmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] ADJ (balmier (compar) (balmiest (superl)))

1. (liter) (= soothing) → balsámico

2. (= mild) [breeze, air] → suave, cálido

3. = barmy

balmy [ˈbɑːmi] adj

[breeze, air] → doux*(douce); [evening] → doux*(douce)

(British) = barmy

balmy

adj (+er) (= fragrant) → wohlriechend; (= mild) → sanft, lind (geh); balmy breezes → sanfte Brisen, linde Lüfte (geh)

balmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] adj

a. (breeze, air) → balsamico/a

b. (Brit) (fam) = barmy

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balmy [ˈbɑːmɪ] adj

a. (breeze, air) → balsamico/a

b. (Brit) (fam) = barmy