BALMY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of balmy in English

(Definition of balmy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of balmy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of balmy

balmy
Take in the balmy temperatures, the flowers in bloom, and be idle together.
The weather was sunny and a "balmy" 41 degrees at race start, a big improvement over last year's "slushies," some runners said.
But that relief will be as short-lived as the region's balmy weather.
From TIME
Summertime is the perfect time to indulge in a refreshing cocktail on a balmy night.
From NPR
Inside the eggs are more anaerobic bacteria that further the process in a balmy 98 degree poopvironment.
From Gizmodo
Birds are singing, the breeze is balmy, and flowers in bloom -- the season is all about celebrating renewal.
Just as quickly as the balmy weather had arrived it left, giving way to dark clouds, winds and showers.
The water below the storm is a balmy 85 degrees, and is feeding the hurricane.
From ABC News
As winters get less chilly, some may find momentary relief at the balmy weather.
We entered an interglacial period that we still live in, "one of those balmy intermissions in an ice age," he said.
That day nine years ago was the sort one hopes for in the tropics: warm and balmy, with a breeze that pushed cat's paws over the water.
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Translations of balmy

in Chinese (Traditional)
(氣候)溫和宜人的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(气候)温和宜人的…
in Spanish
templado y agradable, balsámico…
in Portuguese
ameno, suave…
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doux…
ferahlatıcı, dinlendirici…
zacht…
mírný, libý…
herlig, skøn, balsam…
sejuk…
(สภาพอากาศ) ปลอดโปร่ง…
êm dịu…
kojący…
balsamisk, lindrande…
dengan tenang…
heilsam…
deilig, mild…
бальзамічний, цілющий…
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