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WARMNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of having a moderate degree of heat
Example:
an agreeable warmth in the house
Synonyms:
warmness; warmth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("warmness" is a kind of...):
heat; high temperature; hotness (the presence of heat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warmness"):
lukewarmness; tepidity; tepidness (a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin)
Derivation:
warm (having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A positive feeling of liking
Example:
the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
Synonyms:
affection; affectionateness; fondness; heart; philia; tenderness; warmheartedness; warmness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("warmness" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warmness"):
attachment; fond regard (a feeling of affection for a person or an institution)
protectiveness (a feeling of protective affection)
regard; respect (a feeling of friendship and esteem)
soft spot (a sentimental affection)
Derivation:
warm (psychologically warm; friendly and responsive)
