Definition of BALMY

balmy

Adjective Satellite

  • informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    • "it used to drive my husband balmy"
  • mild and pleasant
    • "balmy days and nights"

Adj

  • Producing balm.
  • Soothing or fragrant.
  • Of weather, mild and pleasant.
  • Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.

Adjective

  • Pleasantly warm, mild, and refreshing.

Examples

  • A balmy 50-point play on a Sunday afternoon is pure bliss.

Origin / Etymology

From balm + -y. Doublet of balsamic.

Synonyms

around the bend, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, mild, nuts, nutty, round the bend, soft, wacky, whacky

Scrabble Score: 12

balmy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
balmy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
balmy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

balmy: valid Words With Friends Word