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Definition of balmy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

balmy

adjective

/ˈbɑːmi/

/ˈbɑːmi/

(approving)

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(of the air, weather, etc.) warm and pleasant synonym mild
- a balmy summer evening
Extra Examples
- There was hardly any wind, just a balmy breeze.
- They stepped off the plane into warm, balmy air.
- We went walking in the balmy summer evenings.
- the balmy tropical climate of the East Caribbean
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Balmy is used with these nouns:
evening
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