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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#3 (permalink) Sun Oct 04, 2009 18:35 pm What does balmy mean? |
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| I think "chilly" means Very hot weather? |
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Huonglinh New Member

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#4 (permalink) Sun Oct 04, 2009 23:21 pm What does balmy mean? |
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No-- try your dictionary, please. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#5 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2010 16:21 pm What does balmy mean? |
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| Hello! Can't we use "foggy"? |
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Olgavic I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#6 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2010 16:27 pm What does balmy mean? |
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It can also be foggy when it's warm so there is no direct link between 'cold' and 'foggy'.
'Chilly' and 'cold' are synonyms. 'Foggy' and 'cold' are not.
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Torsten Learning Coach

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#7 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2010 16:45 pm What does balmy mean? |
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| Thank you very much! I have got the difference :-)) |
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Olgavic I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2010 17:08 pm What does balmy mean? |
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Hi all,
Is it possible to interpret balmy as "warm and humid"? _________________ Need a speaking partner?
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Youscream_Icecream I'm here quite often ;-)

Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 267 Location: Hmm, You guess
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#9 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2010 23:04 pm What does balmy mean? |
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That is not its meaning. Try your dictionary, please:
1. mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: 'balmy weather'. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#10 (permalink) Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:59 am What does balmy mean? |
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Hi, Balm(elder) is a small shrub with white flowers. Balmy is related to fragrance of balm. 1-Pleasantly warm ,Glomy is an adjective (balmier, balmiest) (of the weather). 2- mild ,soothing and pleasant ("Balmy days and nights"). 3-informal or slang terms for mentally irregular, Eccentric in behavior ("It used to drive me balmy"). |
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Mouhannad I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#11 (permalink) Thu Jun 24, 2010 18:49 pm What does balmy mean? |
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| Mouhannad wrote: |
| 3-informal or slang terms for mentally irregular, Eccentric in behavior ("It used to drive me balmy"). |
The other two definitions you give are fine, but not this one! Although it sounds the same, the word required to match these definitions is barmy. It means anything from slightly crazy to very foolish. "It used to drive me barmy." _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

Joined: 08 Apr 2010 Posts: 18789 Location: UK, born and bred
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#12 (permalink) Fri Jun 25, 2010 13:30 pm What does balmy mean? |
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| Balmy would be the equivalent of barmy in the US. |
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Expatcat I'm here quite often ;-)
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#13 (permalink) Fri Jun 25, 2010 16:35 pm What does balmy mean? |
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That's barmy! However I stand corrected. You learn something new every day. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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