warmth

/ˈwɔrmθ/

/wɔmθ/

Other forms: warmths

Warmth is a quality of comfortable, soothing heat, like the warmth of a crackling fire in the hearth or the warmth of your cat in your lap.

When you feel the sensation of being warm, that's warmth. You'll enjoy the warmth of a car's heated seats when you climb in after sledding for hours, as well as the warmth of a big mug of hot chocolate in your hands once you're home. Besides this literal heat-related warmth, there's also the figurative warmth of kindness and good feelings: "The warmth of my mom's smile makes everyone feel at home."

Definitions of warmth

1. noun

   the quality of having a moderate degree of heat
   “an agreeable warmth in the house”

   synonyms: warmness

   types:

   lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness

   a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin

   type of:

   heat, high temperature, hotness

   the presence of heat
2. noun

   the sensation caused by heat energy
   synonyms: heat

   type of:

   temperature

   the somatic sensation of cold or heat
3. noun

   a warmhearted feeling
   synonyms: warmheartedness

   type of:

   caring, lovingness

   a loving feeling
4. noun

   a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
   synonyms: affectionateness, fondness, lovingness

   types:

   tenderness

   a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

   uxoriousness

   foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife

   type of:

   emotionalism, emotionality

   emotional nature or quality
5. noun

   the trait of being intensely emotional
   synonyms: heat, passion

   types:

   fieriness

   a passionate and quick-tempered nature

   type of:

   emotionalism, emotionality

   emotional nature or quality