balmy.

1. Mild and pleasantly warm, especially of weather or air.

2. Foolish, eccentric, or lacking good sense, used informally.

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Words that belong together

• balmy evening
• balmy air
• balmy weather

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A balmy evening drew the neighbors outside.

Balmy air drifted through the open window.

The travelers enjoyed balmy weather after weeks of rain.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Comparative balmier; superlative balmiest. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.