warm

About 33.68 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.

   The tea is still warm.

2. adjective Friendly and with affection.

   We have a warm friendship.

3. adjective Having a color in the part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum between red and yellow-green.
4. adjective Close to a goal or correct answer.

   Earlier you were way off, but now you're getting warmer.

5. adjective Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.
6. adjective Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness.

   a warm piano sound

7. adjective Ardent, zealous.

   a warm debate, with strong words exchanged

8. adjective Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous.

Similar words

warm up hot quick close tender lively strong ardent excitable enthusiastic

Often followed by

and water air up in weather the to welcome

Word family

warmed warmer warmest warming warmish warmness warmnesses warms