WARMNESS

warmth, warmness

(noun) the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; “an agreeable warmth in the house”

affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia

(noun) a positive feeling of liking; “he had trouble expressing the affection he felt”; “the child won everyone’s heart”; “the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

warmness (countable and uncountable, plural warmnesses)

the state of being warm; warmth

Source: Wiktionary


Warm"ness, n.

Definition: Warmth. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 May 2024

FUNERAL

(noun) a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; “hundreds of people attended his funeral”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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