Etymology
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From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm + -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”).
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warmth (countable and uncountable, plural warmths)
- A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
- Friendliness, kindness or affection.
- Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression.
1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “CHAPTER XXXIII”, in Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC:"You don't know him—don't pronounce an opinion upon him," I said with warmth.
- (art) The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.
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moderate heat; sensation of being warm
- Armenian: տաքություն (hy) (takʿutʿyun), ջերմություն (hy) (ǰermutʿyun)
- Aromanian: cãloare f
- Assamese: উম (um), উহনি (uhoni)
- Bulgarian: топлина (bg) f (toplina)
- Czech: teplo (cs)
- Egyptian: (srf)
- Esperanto: varmo
- Finnish: lämpö (fi); lämmin (fi)
- French: chaleur (fr) f
- Galician: calor (gl) f
- Georgian: სითბო (sitbo)
- German: Wärme (de) f
- Greek:
- Ancient: θέρμη f (thérmē), θάλπος n (thálpos)
- Hungarian: melegség (hu)
- Hunsrik: Wäärem f
- Ido: varmeso (io), kaloro (io)
- Italian: calore (it) m
- Japanese: (temperature) 暖かさ (atatakasa), (feelings) 温かみ (atatakami)
- Korean: 온기 (on'gi)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: گەرمی (germî)
- Latin: calor m
- Latvian: siltums m
- Lithuanian: šiluma (lt)
- Luxembourgish: Wäermt f
- Maori: mahanatanga
- Norman: chaleu f
- Northern Sami: liekkasvuohta
- Persian: گرمی (fa) (garmi), هرم (fa) (horm)
- Polish: ciepło (pl) n
- Portuguese: calor (pt) m
- Romanian: căldură (ro) f
- Russian: тепло́ (ru) n (tepló), теплота́ (ru) f (teplotá)
- Sanskrit: तपस् (sa) n (tapas), घर्म (sa) m (gharma)
- Sicilian: calura (scn) f
- Slovene: toplota (sl)
- Spanish: calor (es) m
- Swedish: värme (sv) c or n
- Tongan: māfana
- Turkish: sıcaklık (tr) sg, sıcaklıklar pl, ısı (tr) sg, ısılar pl
- Yiddish: וואַרעמקייט f (varemkeyt)
- Yup'ik: maqaq
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intensity of emotion or expression
