Definitions for balmy

balmy balm·y

Spelling: [bah-mee]
IPA: /ˈbɑ mi/

Balmy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in balmy (ablmy).

Definitions for balmy

adjective

  1. mild and refreshing; soft; soothing:
  2. having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant:
  3. producing balm:
  4. Informal. crazy; foolish; eccentric.

Origin of balmy

First recorded in 1490-1500; balm + -y1

Examples for balmy

On a New York terrace, there is a dinner dance one balmy summer evening.

The night wind was balmy, and there was a fragrance of cedar in its breath.

Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the record crowd on a balmy Southern California afternoon.

All nature was stirring, refreshed with the balmy dew and coolness of the night.

He thought that a balmy dew was falling on his poor wounded heart.

I got into my car and just sat there in the balmy London night replaying the events of the day in my mind.

The surprisingly boring movie Contagion, has arrived, signaling the end of balmy youth for the field of infectious diseases.

It was warm weather; and he was racing with Miette in the balmy air.

They rained down like the flowers of dreams from a clear and balmy sky.

During a balmy summer, few things provide immediate enjoyment like a chilled glass of rosé.

Word Value for balmy
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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