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warmth
English
Etymology
From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm +? -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /w??m?/
- (US) IPA(key): /w??m?/
Noun
warmth (countable and uncountable, plural warmths)
- A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
- Friendliness, kindness or affection.
- Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XXXIII:
- "You don't know him—don't pronounce an opinion upon him," I said with warmth.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XXXIII:
- (art) The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.
Translations
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earnestness
English
Etymology
earnest +? -ness
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??n?stn?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???n?stn?s/
- Hyphenation: ear?nest?ness
Noun
earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)
- The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
- She’s joined, on the boys’ side, by Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), a baker’s son whose earnestness masks a gift for strategy that Katniss lacks.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
Translations
Anagrams
- easternness
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