warm

English

/wɔːm/, /wɔɹm/

adj
Definitions
  • Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.
  • Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.
  • Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.
  • Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.
  • Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.
  • (figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness
  • (archaic) Ardent, zealous.
  • (archaic) well Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; rich.
  • (archaic) Requiring arduous effort.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English warm inherited from Old English wearm (warm) inherited from *warm (warm) inherited from Proto-Germanic *warmaz (warm) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (warm, hot, heat, warmhot, be warm), *wer- (heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wer-

Gloss

heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

弦

Emoji
🤭 📔

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