warm
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- heated, balmy, lukewarm, pleasant, sunny, tepid, thermal
- affectionate, amorous, cordial, friendly, hospitable, kindly, loving, tender
[verb]
Synonyms:
- heat, heat up, melt, thaw, warm up

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Antonyms: cool, austere
Related Words: ardent, fervent, passionate, affable, cordial, gracious, heartfelt, hearty, sincere, wholehearted

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English Thesaurus: friendly, warm, nice, amiable, welcoming, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. warm¹ S2 W2 /wɔːm $ wɔːrm/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: warmth, the warm, warmer, warming; adverb: warmly, warm; adjective: warm, warming; verb: warm]
[Language: Old English; Origin: wearm]

1. BE WARM slightly hot, especially in a pleasant way Antonym : cool ⇒ warmth:
The house was lovely and warm.
I hope we get some warm weather soon.
I’ve put your dinner in the oven to keep it warm.
warm water

2. FEEL WARM if you are warm, your body is at a comfortable temperature:
Are you warm enough?
keep/stay warm (=wear enough clothes not to feel cold)
Make sure you keep warm!
You’ll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.

3. CLOTHES/BUILDINGS clothes or buildings that are warm can keep in heat or keep out cold:
Here, put on your nice warm coat.

4. FRIENDLY friendly or making someone feel comfortable and relaxed:
a warm, reassuring smile
Please give a warm welcome to our special guest.
a warm glow of satisfaction
The Hungarian people are warm and friendly.

5. COLOUR warm colours contain the colours red, yellow, and orange, which make you feel comfortable and happy Antonym : cool

6. CORRECT [not before noun] used especially in games to say that someone is near to guessing the correct answer or finding a hidden object Antonym : cold:
You’re getting warmer.
—warmness noun [uncountable]

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II. warm² (also warm up) verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Word Family: noun: warmth, the warm, warmer, warming; adverb: warmly, warm; adjective: warm, warming; verb: warm]
to make someone or something warm or warmer, or to become warm or warmer:
They gathered round the fire to warm their hands.
warm yourself
Warm yourself by the fire.
warm to somebody/something (also warm up to somebody/something American English) phrasal verb

1. to begin to like someone you have just met:
Bruce didn’t warm to him as he had to Casey.

2. to become more eager, interested, or excited about something
warm to a theme/subject/topic etc
The more she spoke, the more she warmed to her subject.
Voters are starting to warm up to the idea.
warm up phrasal verb

1. MAKE WARM to become warm, or to make someone or something warm:
With the fire on, the room should soon warm up.
Once the weather warms up, you can move the plants outdoors.
warm something ↔ up
I turned on the grill to warm it up.
warm somebody up
Come inside and have a drink. It’ll warm you up.

2. FOOD to heat food, especially food that has already been cooked, so that it is hot enough to eat, or to become hot enough to eat
warm something ↔ up
I’ll put the lasagne in the oven to warm it up.

3. DO EXERCISES to do gentle physical exercises to prepare your body for dancing, sport etc:
The runners began warming up. ⇒ warm-up¹(1), warm-up²(2)

4. MACHINE/ENGINE if a machine or engine warms up, or if you warm it up, it becomes ready to work properly after being switched on:
He waited for the photocopier to warm up.
warm something ↔ up
He started to warm up the aircraft’s engines.

5. EVENT if a party, election etc warms up, it starts to become enjoyable or interesting, especially because more is happening:
The race for governor is beginning to warm up.

6. PRACTISE if musicians, singers, or performers warm up, they practise just before a performance:
The band had little time to warm up before going on stage.

7. PERFORM/SPEAK FIRST to perform or speak first at an event, so that the people listening are relaxed or excited before the main singer, speaker etc comes on
warm somebody ↔ up
He warmed up the audience by telling them a few jokes.
warm up for
They warmed up for U2 on one of their early tours.
⇒ look/feel like death warmed up/over at death(8)

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III. warm³ noun
the warm British English a place that is warm Antonym : the cold:
Come into the warm!

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IV. warm⁴ adverb
[Word Family: noun: warmth, the warm, warmer, warming; adverb: warmly, warm; adjective: warm, warming; verb: warm]
wrap up warm to put on enough clothes so that you do not feel cold

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

warm
adj.
I. at a fairly high temperature
VERBS be, feel, look | get, grow How can we get warm? She felt her face grow warm at his remarks.
keep, stay She tries to keep warm by sitting right next to the fire. The bread should stay warm for at least half an hour.
keep sb/sth These will keep your feet warm.
serve sth Bake for 15 minutes and serve warm with Greek yogurt.
ADV. exceptionally, extremely, particularly, really, very | almost It was a mild day, almost warm.
just Add the soured cream and cook, stirring, until just warm.
faintly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively, slightly | enough, sufficiently Are you sure you'll be warm enough dressed like that?
beautifully, blissfully, comfortably, deliciously, pleasantly, wonderfully sliding further down into the blissfully warm bed
uncomfortably The room seemed uncomfortably warm.
surprisingly | unseasonably, unusually The night air was soft and unseasonably warm.
PHRASES nice (and) warm Come and have a nice warm drink by the fire. That jacket looks nice and warm.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

warm
II. friendly
VERBS be, sound | become
ADV. exceptionally, extremely, immensely, marvellously, really, very an immensely warm and friendly person
genuinely | surprisingly

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warm
verb
ADV. thoroughly | gently | gradually, slowly | rapidly, soon We soon warmed up in front of the fire.
suddenly His voice suddenly warmed.
through, up Return the bowl to the heat to warm through.

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friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them:
a friendly smile
The local people are very friendly.
warm [usually before noun] friendly and caring about other people, in a way that makes people like you and feel comfortable:
He was such a warm caring person and everyone loved him.
We received a very warm welcome.
nice especially spoken friendly and kind:
Chris is a nice guy. I’m sure you’ll get on with him.
He wasn’t very nice to the other children.
amiable /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ formal friendly and easy to like:
Tom was an amiable young man.
welcoming friendly to someone who has just arrived somewhere:
a welcoming smile
The group are very welcoming to new members.
hospitable friendly and eager to make visitors comfortable:
I found Japanese people to be very hospitable.
genial formal behaving in a cheerful and friendly way:
a genial host
She was in a genial mood.
cordial formal friendly and polite but formal:
The two nations have always maintained cordial relations.
approachable friendly and easy to talk to – used especially about people in important positions:
The head teacher is very approachable.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

hot used especially when you feel uncomfortable:
I feel really hot.
The travellers were hot, tired, and thirsty.
warm a little hot, especially in a way that feels comfortable:
Are you warm enough?
We had to keep moving in order to keep warm.
boiling (hot) spoken very hot:
You must be boiling in that sweater!
‘I’m going for a swim,' said Gary. ’I’m boiling.'
I felt boiling hot and tried to open one of the windows.
feverish feeling very hot because you are ill:
His head ached and he felt feverish.
Hannah was slightly feverish, so we decided to call the doctor.
baking (hot) British English very hot and dry:
a baking hot afternoon
The weather was baking hot and conditions at the camp became unbearable.
It’s baking out there in the garden – I need a drink.
scorching (hot) very hot:
It was another scorching hot July day.
When we got there, the weather was scorching.
Arizona is scorching hot every day.
humid/muggy hot and damp:
This week sees a return to more humid conditions.
Hong Kong gets very humid at this time of year.
In June the weather was often muggy in the evenings.
It was a warm muggy afternoon, and it looked like it would rain.
like an oven much too hot in a way that is uncomfortable – used about rooms and buildings:
The inside of the shed was like an oven.
lukewarm /ˌluːkˈwɔːm◂ $ -ˈwɔːrm◂/ slightly warm, but not hot enough – used about liquids:
a cup of lukewarm coffee
The bath water was lukewarm.
delicious having a very good taste:
This cake is delicious!
a delicious meal
disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste:
The medicine tasted disgusting.
They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
sweet tasting full of sugar:
The oranges were very sweet.
tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour:
She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.
That was really tasty!
sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant:
The apples were a little sour.
The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good:
The dressing was nice and tangy.
bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar:
bitter chocolate
The medicine had rather a bitter taste.
Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
salty containing a lot of salt:
Danish salami has a salty flavour.
hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices:
I love hot curries.
a spicy tomato sauce
piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation:
cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy:
a mild curry
bland not having an interesting taste:
I found the sauce rather bland.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

hot:
a hot drink
hot meals
Eat your food while it’s hot.
warm a little hot, especially in a way that seems pleasant:
The bread was still warm from the oven.
the warm waters of the Caribbean
boiling (hot) spoken very hot:
The water’s boiling hot.
Boiling-hot steam shoots out from underground.
The mud in the pools is boiling.
lukewarm /ˌluːkˈwɔːm◂ $ -ˈwɔːrm◂/ slightly warm, but not hot enough – used about liquids:
a cup of lukewarm coffee
The bath water was lukewarm.

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