Is it linguistically correct to describe air as "balmy", if you wanted to emphasise the warmth of the air?
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2020-02-16 1:06 am
it's a pleasant warmth, not just warm.
no breeze but it still feels not too hot.
no breeze but it still feels not too hot.
2020-02-14 11:15 pm
Yes, that is an ideal description.
2020-02-14 9:42 pm
Not really. Balmy to mean soothing or relaxing would work (and that is its origin, from balm). Balmy for weather (overall conditions and not exactly simply temperature) is a later modification of meaning. Balmy weather is relaxing weather; mild or soothing. The humidity association is more or less because balmy weather tends to be associated with Mediterranean climates (temperate conditions because of proximity to a large body of water). Extreme humidity is the opposite of balmy though. It is oppressive.
2020-02-14 8:53 am
Balmy also implies “humid”.
2020-02-14 4:31 am
Scientifically speaking - the warmth of the air would be related as a temperature reading.
As a description of the weather or an individual describing how they feel - yes, balmy would be just fine to describe comfortably warm weather.
As a description of the weather or an individual describing how they feel - yes, balmy would be just fine to describe comfortably warm weather.
2020-02-14 2:48 am
How warm. Balmy means pleasantly warm so maybe in the high 70s or low 80s.
If it’s humor and hot, balmy would be the wrong word.
If it’s humor and hot, balmy would be the wrong word.
2020-02-14 2:46 am
Balmy means "both warm AND humid", and it usually refers to nighttime (not always, but usually).
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