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 Mister Micawber
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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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| #4 (permalink) Sun Oct 04, 2009 23:21 pm What does balmy mean? |
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No-- try your dictionary, please.
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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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| #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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| #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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| #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"?
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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:
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mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: 'balmy weather'.
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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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| #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."
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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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| #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.
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