adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
2. Mild and pleasant: a balmy breeze.
3. Chiefly British Slang. Eccentric in behavior.

[Sense 3, alteration of BARMY, frothy.]

balmily balm'i·ly adv.
balminess balm'i·ness n.

adjective

Free from severity or violence, as in movement: delicate, faint, gentle, mild, smooth, soft. See calm/agitation, strong/weak.

balmy²

adjective

So senseless as to be laughable: absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany. Informal cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy. Slang dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.

adj

Definition: hot and humid
Antonyms: cool, inclement, wintry

adj

Definition: insane
Antonyms: balanced, rational, sane, sensible

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IN BRIEF: Pleasant; peaceful; mild.

The day of the picnic turned out to be wonderfully balmy.

Tutor's tip: That "barmy" (crazy) man walks around talking to himself on "balmy" (mild weather) days.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - balsamisk, velduftende

2.
adj. - lindrende

Nederlands (Dutch)
zacht, kalmerend, gek, aangenaam

Français (French)
1.
adj. - embaumé, parfumé, doux, adoucissant, (Bot) balsamique

2.
adj. - (GB) timbré, maboul (arg), excentrique (en parlant du comportement)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - mild, balsamisch

2.
adj. - bescheuert, ungewöhnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ήπιος, ευχάριστος, του βάλσαμου, ζουρλός, παλαβός

Italiano (Italian)
mite

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - balsâmico, fragrante, tolo (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
мягкий, приятный, успокаивающий, ароматический, целебный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - templado

2.
adj. - loco, tonto, excéntrico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - balsamisk, lindrande, knasig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 温和的, 柔和的, 芬芳的, 芳香的, 宜人的

2. 镇痛的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 鎮痛的

2.
adj. - 溫和的, 柔和的, 芬芳的, 芳香的, 宜人的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 상쾌한, 향기로운, 부드러운

2.
adj. - 정신이 나간

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 穏やかな, かぐわしい, 慰めとなる, ばかな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بلسمي, مرطب, هادىء, لطيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ריחני, נעים, מרגיע‬
adj. - ‮שוטה, בעל התנהגות מוזרה‬

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