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It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide. They can tell you all the anecdotes that make a place interesting. I'm one for rushing off to museums at the crack of dawn, eating fabulous things on terraces for lunch, and enjoying long dinners on balmy evenings.
Jane Birkin

Meaning of "balmy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BALMY

balmy  [ˈbɑːmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balmy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BALMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of balmy in the English dictionary

The definition of balmy in the dictionary is mild and pleasant. Other definition of balmy is having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALMY


army
ˈɑːmɪ
barmy
ˈbɑːmɪ
calmy
ˈkɑːmɪ
Carme
ˈkɑːmɪ
chiyogami
ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ
Coomaraswamy
kuːˌmɑːrəˈswɑːmɪ
kami
ˈkɑːmɪ
Khatami
kəˈtɑːmɪ
kirigami
ˌkɪrɪˈɡɑːmɪ
malmy
ˈmɑːmɪ
origami
ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ
palmie
ˈpɑːmɪ
palmy
ˈpɑːmɪ
pastrami
pəˈstrɑːmɪ
salami
səˈlɑːmɪ
Sami
ˈsɑːmɪ
smarmy
ˈsmɑːmɪ
swami
ˈswɑːmɪ
tatami
təˈtɑːmɪ
Zeami
siːˈɑːmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALMY

balm
balm of Gilead
balm-like
balmacaan
Balmain
Balmain bug
Balmer
Balmer series
balmier
balmiest
balmily
balminess
Balmoral
balmorality
Balmunc
Balmung
balneal
balneary
balneation
balneological

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALMY

academy
anatomy
astronomy
creamy
dummy
economy
elmy
Emmy
enemy
filmy
Grammy
haulmy
jimmy
mommy
my
qualmy
tammy
taxonomy
tommy
yummy

Synonyms and antonyms of balmy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BALMY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «balmy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of balmy

Translation of «balmy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALMY

Find out the translation of balmy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of balmy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «balmy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

温和的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

balsámico
570 millions of speakers

English

balmy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पागल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мягкий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amena
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুবাসিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

embaumé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

balsamisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

さわやかな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상쾌한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balmy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभ्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dinlendirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

balsamico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

balsamiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

м´який
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tămăduitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αισθησιακό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljumma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrullete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of balmy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALMY»

The term «balmy» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALMY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about balmy

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QUOTES WITH «BALMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word balmy.
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Jane Birkin
It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide. They can tell you all the anecdotes that make a place interesting. I'm one for rushing off to museums at the crack of dawn, eating fabulous things on terraces for lunch, and enjoying long dinners on balmy evenings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALMY»

Discover the use of balmy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to balmy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Barmy Days and Balmy Nights
Barmy. Days. and. Balmy. Nights. On tour with England Cricket By Pete Christopher Prologue Page 5 Chapter 1 1990/91 Australia - The Introduction Page 13 Chapter 2 1992 The World Cup – The Courtship Page 67 Chapter 3 1993 Sri Lanka ...
Pete Christopher, 2011
2
Sunny Days and Balmy Nights: Simple Summer Food from ...
Celebrate the joy of summer eating and entertaining. Featuring over 150 vibrant recipes and evocative images of sun-kissed Mediterranean scenes, this book provides all the inspiration you need to create memorable summer occasions.
‎2012
3
Walls of Empowerment: Chicana/o Indigenist Murals of California
Various travel and leisure Web sites now advertise Balmy Alley as one of the many tourist attractions in the city. Although this kind of attention given to a mural environment could potentially make it vulnerable to co-optation, depoliticization, ...
Guisela Latorre, 2008
4
Let's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and ...
Built on the site of the King's Royal Hotel torn down in 1916, the Balmy Beach Pavilion was erected in the mid-1930s and was one of the largest dance halls of its kind with a floor area close to 15,000 square feet. Lumber from the dismantled  ...
Peter Young, 2002
5
The Clown Doctor Chronicles
It is our second week here and Mimi claims the weather is balmy today. This morning in the day clinic, we invent a test called the "babe-o- gram" for a new 17 year old patient and according to the ancient osteo- humorology text book, it works!
Caroline Simonds, Bernie Warren, 2004
6
The Complete Poems of Louis Daniel Brodsky: 1963-1967
Tonight is a balmy, Floridian reminiscence in my ears and to my taste, and I can hear it calling to me from the past recesses of all the pleasant experiences I have enjoyed. It is warm and mild and goes contrary to man's sense of the nature of ...
Louis Daniel Brodsky, Sheri L. Vandermolen, 1996
7
Sunny Days, Balmy Nights: Entertaining Miami Style
This cookbook celebrates the best of Miami's cuisine.
Young Patronesses of the Opera Inc, 2008
8
Chaucer Traditions: Studies in Honour of Derek Brewer
8. Gavin. Douglas: 'Off. Eloquence. the. flowand. balmy. strand'. RUTH MORSE To begin with the idea of Douglas as a Scottish Chaucerian is to pre-empt a complicated issue, not least by making Chaucer central to Douglas's projects.
Ruth Morse, Barry Windeatt, 2006
9
The Unpossessed
Here came Margaret, at him, it seemed (a wistful aunt, a helpless mother, ill- disguised) with that peculiar look of hope planned to seduce him; he described it to her fondly, at times when he could bear it, as her "balmy" look. Dropping the bags ...
Tess Slesinger, 1934
10
Big Lessons from Little Known Letters: Second Lesson Sermons ...
Would you believe that the Arctic used to be as balmy as Florida? Well, it was a few years ago, about ninety million to be exact. Scientists located the remains of a crocodile-like animal called a Champosaur there in 1997. The fossil remains ...
Kirk R. Webster, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term balmy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Friend testifies against Indiana house explosion suspect
Also, it was unusual that Leonard was using the fireplace during an unusually balmy November 2012. Citizens Energy workers continue their ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
Get used to the heat – scorching summers are set to become the …
Forecasters suggest spells of balmy weather are likely to become more common in Britain as the world becomes warmer. Research based on ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
DC area forecast: A showery Monday, then turning hot with episodic …
Tomorrow night: A balmy evening and overnight period, with little if any rain concern. Overnight lows range from the upper 60s in our cooler ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Not even conflict or sanctions stops the Moscow party
MOSCOW — On a recent balmy night in downtown Moscow, a PR and marketing intern named Maxim Petrov was sipping a tall Moscow Mule ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
5
Calais crisis: Bicycle repair shops, mosques and an Orthodox …
As he told his story on a balmy summer evening, the camp was buzzing with activity. A migrant tries to lay low on the top of a truck he climbed ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Record-breaking heat taking a toll on Montana crops
Infection of winter wheat often occurs in the fall, but symptoms may not appear until balmy spring temperatures set in. Infected plants appear ... «Prairie Star, Jul 15»
7
Manhattan's Sailing School
Even though the breeze was said to be no more than a balmy 5 knots, it felt much stronger. Between the wind, the swells, and the gray clouds ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Prestat spreads, Root Vanish and some berry nice tea will make …
As Britain is enjoying some beautiful balmy weather, it's definitely the right time to treat yourself and get into the summer holiday spirit. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Confederate "Stand By the Flag" Rally at Walmart Got Heated
Had the day not been overcast and a balmy 100 degrees, the crowd might have dispersed much earlier, but by 4-4:30, police officers looked ... «Phoenix New Times, Jul 15»
10
Alison Mosshart of the Kills Makes Jarring Paintings
Not much of a sacrifice, it turns out, since she tends to stick to a rocker uniform, swapping her biker coat on balmy days for the denim vest she ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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