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Added 9 October 2026

warmth

/wɔːmθ/ noun

In Latin: calor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about warmth at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The sensation caused by heat energy.
A warmhearted feeling.
The quality of having a moderate degree of heat.
an agreeable warmth in the house

Origin

From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”).

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