warm
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
How often you will meet it
Rank 894 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,597 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat a warm bodya warm room
- psychologically warm; friendly and responsive a warm greetinga warm personality
- inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows when referring to color warm reds and yellows and orange
- freshly made or left also: strong a warm trailthe scent is warm
- easily aroused or excited also: quick a quick tempera warm temper
- characterized by strong enthusiasm also: ardent ardent revolutionarieswarm support
warm in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was a still, warm day in early July.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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The old gentleman jumped off the hob, as if it had suddenly become inconveniently warm.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Here take my cloak and keep thee warm within, And wait thee here while I search out an inn.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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She was being touched by his warm interest in her two charity-proteges and by his contributions toward their support.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1