balmy

English

WOTD – 6 October 2009

Etymology

From balm +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.mi/
Rhymes: -ɑːmi

Adjective

balmy (comparative balmier, superlative balmiest)

Producing balm.
Soothing or fragrant.
Mild and pleasant.
(informal) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric. (US)
- Roald Dahl, Parson's Pleasure
  'I reckon he's balmy,' Claud said, and Bert grinned darkly, rolling his misty eye slowly round in its socket.

Related terms

(foolish): barmy (UK)

Translations

soothing or fragrant

Bulgarian: ароматичен (bg) (aromatičen), уханен (uhanen)
Danish: balsamisk (da)
Finnish: leppoisa (fi), rauhoittava (fi) (soothing), tuoksuva (fragrant)
French: embaumant (fr), suave (fr)
German: lindernd (de), mildernd (de), sanft (de)

Hungarian: balzsamos (hu), illatos (hu)
Irish: balsamach
Old Irish: balsamach
Russian: арома́тный (ru) (aromátnyj), благоуханный (ru) (blagouxannyj)
Tamil: குணப்படுத்தத் தக்க (kuṇappaṭuttat takka), மென்மையான (meṉmaiyāṉa)

mild and pleasant

Bulgarian: мек (bg) (mek), нежен (bg) (nežen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 温暖惬意的
Danish: balsamisk (da)
Finnish: leppeä (fi), lempeä (fi), leuto (fi)
French: doux (fr), agréable (fr)

German: mild (de), sanft (de)
Hungarian: balzsamos (hu), enyhe (hu)
Irish: balsamach
Maori: tūāhuru (of the weather)
Russian: не́жный (ru) (néžnyj)

colloquial: foolish

Bulgarian: смахнат (bg) (smahnat)
Finnish: hämy (fi)

French: cintré (fr), fou (fr), bizarre (fr)
Hungarian: bolondos (hu), hóbortos (hu)

Anagrams

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