warm

The word “warm” means having a moderately high, usually pleasant, temperature. In plain terms, having a pleasant, moderate heat, or, of people, being friendly and kind.

“Warm” is pronounced wawm (/wɔɹm/ in IPA).

Here is “warm” used in a sentence: “Wrap up in this blanket, it's nice and warm.”

Words with a similar meaning to “warm” include tepid, mild and balmy.

The opposite of “warm” — its antonyms — are Arctic, cold, cool and frozen.

Depending on how it is used, “warm” can be an adjective and a verb.

The word “warm” comes from Old English. From Old English wearm, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "warm," possibly related to an ancient word for "to burn.".

“Warm” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

The difference is degree. Warm means a moderately high, comfortable temperature, pleasant to the touch and easy to be around. Hot is more intense, sometimes uncomfortably or dangerously so. Warm bathwater is soothing; hot bathwater can scald. Warm sits between cool and hot on the scale of temperature.

For temperature, the opposite of warm is cool or cold, describing a low rather than moderately high temperature. When warm is used of personality, meaning friendly and affectionate, its opposite is cold or distant. So a warm room becomes cold, while a warm welcome becomes a cold, unwelcoming one.

Yes. Beyond temperature, warm often describes personality and emotion, meaning friendly, kind, and affectionate. A "warm welcome" is genuinely caring, and a "warm smile" feels sincere. The idea borrows from physical warmth, comfortable and inviting, to describe people who make others feel at ease and valued.