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warmer

warm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wawrm]
    • /wɔrm/
    • /wɔːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawrm]
    • /wɔrm/

Definitions of warmer word

  • adjective warmer having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath. 1
  • adjective warmer of or at a moderately high temperature; characterized by comparatively high temperature: a warm oven; a warm climate; a warm summer. 1
  • adjective warmer having a sensation of bodily heat: to be warm from fast walking. 1
  • adjective warmer conserving or maintaining warmth or heat: warm clothes. 1
  • adjective warmer (of colors) suggestive of warmth; inclining toward red or orange rather than toward green or blue. 1
  • adjective warmer characterized by or showing lively feelings, passions, emotions, sympathies, etc.: a warm heart; warm interest. 1

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Origin of warmer

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English werm, warm, Old English wearm; cognate with German warm, Old Norse varmr; (v.) Middle English warmen, wermen, Old English werman, wirman (transitive), wearmian (intransitive), both akin to the adj.; (noun) derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Warmer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

warmer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

warmer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for warmer

noun warmer

  • stove — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
  • heating element — a coil or other arrangement of wire in which heat is produced by an electric current
  • hot plate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
  • gas burner — the tip, jet, or nozzle from which gas issues, as on a stove.
  • boiler — A boiler is a device which burns gas, oil, electricity, or coal in order to provide hot water, especially for the central heating in a building.

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