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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
warmth
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
extra
▪ Just inside the bag is a shoulder baffle for extra warmth.
▪ My friends were wearing two and three sweaters and had beach towels draped around their shoulders for extra warmth.
▪ I was sitting on my fishing stool wearing winter clothes, and a sailcloth robe thrown over me for extra warmth.
▪ First of all, he needs extra security, warmth, and engagement.
▪ High standards of cleanliness are essential as the extra warmth and humidity can encourage pests and diseases.
▪ Shingle: sections of filling overlap each other for extra warmth.
▪ It also has a neck baffle for extra warmth.
genuine
▪ But he was able to overwhelm an audience of devotees by genuine warmth and frankness.
▪ She greeted the ill-assorted quartet with genuine warmth and friendliness.
▪ She welcomed Constance for her weekly lesson with genuine warmth.
▪ This philosophy is evident in their genuine warmth and friendliness towards visitors.
great
▪ In their accompaniments, the strings could have contributed greater warmth and colour - particularly by using more vibrato.
▪ Fonda speaks in torrents and with great warmth.
▪ My second novel was received with great warmth and sold three impressions in a week.
▪ It amply demonstrates the great warmth Des is held in by the public.
▪ He would just say that they evoked a great warmth in him.
▪ With Pinsent, Redgrave formed a relationship that was not much stronger on conversation but contained a greater degree of warmth.
▪ He felt great warmth for her.
human
▪ A sap rose in her, human warmth in the veins of the wood.
▪ There was human warmth as well.
▪ All she wanted to achieve was an excuse to feel the human warmth of his arm against hers.
▪ Their faces betrayed no sign of human warmth.
▪ Perhaps whatever it is that prowls and snuffles in the darkness is drawn by the roaring human warmth.
▪ Redeemed by a feeling of ready and available human warmth?
▪ She veered from it, remembering the human warmth of him.
▪ Even an infant can feel human warmth.
light
▪ I was always much relieved to return to the light and warmth of the office.
▪ There was a wound in him now, ripping across the light, warmth and fabric of Friend.
▪ His eyes twinkled merrily, seeming to send out light and warmth.
▪ There was no light or warmth on the surface of the earth, for she selfishly kept it all to herself.
▪ Appearing magically out of shadow, suddenly she shone there before them, the focus of light and warmth and refuge.
▪ A flow of love and light and warmth seemed to move from his hard nearness into her own body.
▪ It is absorbed, intoxicated, into the beckoning sea of light and warmth.
real
▪ The casual range offers real winter warmth.
■ NOUN
body
▪ They are naked of hair and unable to sustain their own necessary body warmth.
▪ The court heard he'd spent the day hunting and had been drinking to keep up his body warmth.
▪ The colder the temperature, the more fat reserves a bird needs to maintain body warmth.
▪ He felt weak and drew his knees up to his chest to contain his body warmth.
▪ He was so close that Polly could feel his body warmth and smell the soap he had used that morning.
▪ It was a tribal warmth, almost a body warmth which Nicholas, to his joy, found could accept him.
■ VERB
add
▪ Rich, fireside colours add warmth to the room and, of course, they are supremely practical.
▪ Many will consider this important because these can add warmth to appropriate types of text.
▪ Ask your hairdresser about tinted lights, which add warmth and depth.
▪ She alternated blonde colours from the Wella Koleston 2000 range to add subtle warmth.
▪ Temporary colorants are a good way to add warmth, richness and shine to your natural shade.
▪ Marble floors and hand-painted Venetian style furniture give the property a traditional feel, and welcoming staff add to the warmth.
▪ Colour needed a complete revamp to quieten the tones and add warmth.
bring
▪ Beeswax candles and brass lanterns bring a glowing warmth to a dark Christmas evening.
▪ And Lizzy Davis brings welcome warmth to her portrayal of a young nurse who is Vivian's only caring human connection.
▪ As Quigley, the entrepreneurial fixer, he brought warmth and an understanding of human weakness to the character.
▪ A show to bring warmth to your heart, a large measure of live music with traditional dance circle steps.
enjoy
▪ Merrill sat back, enjoying the warmth of the sun through the large glass windows.
▪ We hope you will enjoy the warmth and fellowship you will find with other residents of your own age and interests.
feel
▪ Shannon couldn't help but feel a ripple of warmth for the man, even though they hadn't even been introduced yet.
▪ Charles felt the warmth of the sun on his face.
▪ Fabio could feel the warmth of Cesar's body through the suit.
▪ He felt a warmth in his belly as the strength returned to his legs.
▪ Suddenly I wanted to hear the sound of human voices and to feel the warmth and comfort of loved ones.
▪ As I felt his warmth against my body, I realized how cold I was.
▪ She felt a small warmth of pride kindle in her.
▪ The wind was bitter, but when they lay down Glover felt the warmth of the sun.
give
▪ It was claimed that this gives an improved warmth to weight ratio of around 25 percent and decreased bulk.
▪ I want to give away warmth.
▪ The emotions give warmth and feeling, but through them factual perception and logic are all too easily ruled by imagination.
▪ The fire was so small and mean that it gave no warmth at all.
▪ There are radiators in the attic but they do not give out much warmth.
▪ The preamp is powered by three 12AX7As, giving additional warmth and colour to the sound.
▪ It gives you the warmth you need and keeps its beautiful looks for years to come.
▪ It was still early in the day and the sun was not yet giving any warmth.
huddle
▪ Squeezed like despondent sardines, they looked as if they were huddling for warmth.
▪ Sheep sheltering below the wall huddled together for warmth.
keep
▪ Double glaze with bubble polythene to keep the warmth in during the coldest months.
▪ To keep the warmth in, I pull the apricot and pearl gray sheets tighter around us both.
▪ Close that door and keep the warmth in, Seb.
▪ The court heard he'd spent the day hunting and had been drinking to keep up his body warmth.
▪ Clean the glass using a special cleaner like K6 and insulate with bubble polythene to keep the warmth in.
need
▪ Most leaf cuttings need warmth and humidity to strike quickly; keep covered as for softwood cuttings until well rooted.
▪ You need to couple warmth and compassion with a big helping of structure and limits.
▪ And eggs needed warmth, didn't they?
▪ He needs warmth, love, attention, and the comforting knowledge that you are present for him.
▪ The colder the temperature, the more fat reserves a bird needs to maintain body warmth.
▪ First of all, he needs extra security, warmth, and engagement.
▪ Probably he needed a doctor, but certainly he needed warmth and shelter and a bed.
▪ They all need warmth, food, and above all water.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Fonda speaks of his father with great warmth.
▪ the warmth of the fire
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ My friends were wearing two and three sweaters and had beach towels draped around their shoulders for extra warmth.
▪ Out of this new relationship, a child can often develop the warmth and confidence he or she needs.
▪ She beamed at him but he did not return her warmth.
▪ She climbed aboard the Mumbles train and huddled in a seat in the warmth of the lower deck.
▪ She dropped her robe on to the stool near by and stepped into the water, sinking slowly down into the warmth.
▪ Some have escaped from orphanages where food and warmth are in short supply and compassion even shorter.
▪ The warmth which sisters and sisters-in-law may show for one another can cushion a woman against the harshness of her life.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Warmth

Warmth \Warmth\, n.

  1. The quality or state of being warm; gentle heat; as, the warmth of the sun; the warmth of the blood; vital warmth.

    Here kindly warmth their mounting juice ferments.
    --Addison.

  2. A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor; fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the warmth of love or piety; he replied with much warmth. ``Spiritual warmth, and holy fires.''
    --Jer. Taylor.

    That warmth . . . which agrees with Christian zeal.
    --Sprat.

  3. (Paint.) The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color.

    Syn: Zeal; ardor; fervor; fervency; heat; glow; earnestness; cordiality; animation; eagerness; excitement; vehemence.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
warmth

late 12c., wearmth, Proto-Germanic *warmitho- (cognates: Middle Low German wermede, Dutch warmte), from *warmo- (see warm (adj.); also see -th (2)).

Wiktionary
warmth

n. 1 A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm. 2 friendliness, kindness or affection. 3 (context arts English) The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.

WordNet
warmth

  1. n. the sensation caused by heat energy [syn: heat]

  2. a warmhearted feeling [syn: warmheartedness]

  3. the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house" [syn: warmness]

  4. intense passion or emotion [syn: heat, passion]

  5. a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn: affectionateness, fondness, lovingness]

Usage examples of "warmth".

Guard found their accommodation in a disused drying shed, where a fireplace provided a welcome warmth.

It was more than just anoying the warmth of a dry car the scent of manly perfume, it was the essence of sharing Davidson exuded.

An autumnal love gives a man the sober splendor and gentle warmth of a September sunset, but it does not buffet him with the springtime storms of resentment or jealousy.

Ozhobar covered the ballista with a tarpaulin and led Karis back to the warmth of the forge.

The firelight danced off the surrounding trees as the bardling sat huddling before the flames, feeling the welcome warmth steal through him.

Much of Battue is south of the equator and enjoying the first warmth of spring.

The berries afford a yellow aromatic oil, which acts on the kidneys, and gives cordial warmth to the stomach.

How I envied those bricks wrapped in newspaper, those storehouses and bestowers of warmth!

For months now he had been paralyzed by grief, unable to feel or think or move, but that morning with the sheep when he had passed from sleep into waking had brought blood back to his limbs, warmth to his skin feeling to his heart, painful but blessedly welcome.

Warmth and rest were inside the hotel, but the blizzard was growing worse and they must all reach home.

He renewed his spirit in the warmth of his remembrances, recalling moments with loving details.

With a cautious tread, Jacopo advanced, and when the door was opened he entered the room alone, for none there had sufficient interest in an interview between a common Bravo and his father, to endure the glowing warmth of the place, the while.

Ia Chevaux and Archbishop Mulcahy first recognized one another and then greeted each other with great warmth and affection.

The warmth of the little fire reflected from shiny log walls, the quiet chuckling of a grandfather clock, the homey display of old photographs over the mantle.

Sunlight now filtered through the trees on an angle through the highest branches and she sought out a broad, strong shaft of it, stippled with boiling dust and litterfall, and lay on her back in its luminous warmth, her face turned toward heaven.