warmnessn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːmnəs/, U.S.

/ˈwɔrmnəs/

Etymology: < warm adj. + -ness suffix.

Now rare.

The condition of being warm, warmth.

1. Moderate heat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > warmth or moderate heat

lewthc1000

warmnessc1000

warmthc1175

warma1250

lew1605

c1000 Ælfric Lives Saints xi. 157 He wolde hine baðian on þam wlacum wætere..ac he gewat sona swa he ðæt wæter hrepode, and wearð seo wearmnys him awend to deaðe.

c1386 G. Chaucer Melibeus ⁋2375 It may nat be seith he [Seneca] that where greet fyr hath longe tyme endured, that ther ne dwelleth som vapour of warmnesse.

c1440 Alphabet of Tales 473 He fand a serpent slayn with hurd~men, & bon vnto a stokk; and he lowsid hur becauce sho was som-what on lyfe, & layd hur þer sho mot fele warmenes of þe son.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) James ii. 16 If..one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace, God sende you warmnes and fode.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 10 Make your Horse run the traine with good courage and liuelinesse, and so in his warmenesse trot him home.

1696 J. F. Merchant's Ware-house 25 Which [sc. cotton goods] if any person made trial of, he would scarcely make use of any other by reason of their duration and warmness.

1785 T. Reid Let. in Wks. (1846) 65/1 A comfortable warmness in the air.

figurative.1589 J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet D iij b The heate of some mens braines, and the warmnes of other mens bloud.1681 D. Abraham in Jrnl. Friends' Hist. Soc. (1912) July 141 Love..the course and motion whereof is in no wise to be stopped; Neither the warmness of Its stream refrigerated.

†2. The state of being well to do. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > state of being well-off

warmness1399

competency1600

competence1738

well-to-do-ness1842

well-to-do-ism1848

well-offness1866

warmth1888

easy street1901

1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 288 Þis warmnesse in welth with wy vppon erthe Myȝte not longe dure as doctourz us tellith.

1411–12 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 3059 Al þi bysynesse Is for þi lucre, and þi cofres warmnesse.

†3. Lukewarmness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > lukewarmness or lack of enthusiasm

warmness1561

lukewarmness1573

coolnessa1586

lukeness1597

unzealousness1615

tepiditya1631

mambling1640

half-heartedness1670

lukewarmth1716

unfervency1787

tepidness1821

under-zeal1841

1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips xx. 127 The lothsom[n]es whiche God conceaueth of this newtralitie or warmnes [L. ex tepiditate].

4. Warmth of affection or devotion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun] > warmth or sincerity of affection

warmness1526

heartfulness1611

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. EEEiiii^v The soule mylteth whan it waxeth warme in deuocion, whiche warmnesse,..is moche swete and plesaunt.

1631 Eng. Primer of Our Lady 477 Make the sturdy for to bend, To the cold kind warmenes send.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iii I lo'ed your company; And ever had a warmness in my breast, That made ye dearer to me than the rest.

†5. Heat of anger. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > [noun] > heat of anger

swelmea1400

heatc1480

chafe1551

warmness1563

fire1694

1563 Bp. Sandys in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1709) I. 362 He saith, he is sory for those letters he wrote to me in his Warmeness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	warmness
释义	warmnessn. Brit. /ˈwɔːmnəs/, U.S. /ˈwɔrmnəs/ Etymology: < warm adj. + -ness suffix. Now rare. The condition of being warm, warmth. 1. Moderate heat. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > warmth or moderate heat lewthc1000 warmnessc1000 warmthc1175 warma1250 lew1605 c1000 Ælfric Lives Saints xi. 157 He wolde hine baðian on þam wlacum wætere..ac he gewat sona swa he ðæt wæter hrepode, and wearð seo wearmnys him awend to deaðe. c1386 G. Chaucer Melibeus ⁋2375 It may nat be seith he [Seneca] that where greet fyr hath longe tyme endured, that ther ne dwelleth som vapour of warmnesse. c1440 Alphabet of Tales 473 He fand a serpent slayn with hurd~men, & bon vnto a stokk; and he lowsid hur becauce sho was som-what on lyfe, & layd hur þer sho mot fele warmenes of þe son. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) James ii. 16 If..one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace, God sende you warmnes and fode. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 10 Make your Horse run the traine with good courage and liuelinesse, and so in his warmenesse trot him home. 1696 J. F. Merchant's Ware-house 25 Which [sc. cotton goods] if any person made trial of, he would scarcely make use of any other by reason of their duration and warmness. 1785 T. Reid Let. in Wks. (1846) 65/1 A comfortable warmness in the air. figurative.1589 J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet D iij b The heate of some mens braines, and the warmnes of other mens bloud.1681 D. Abraham in Jrnl. Friends' Hist. Soc. (1912) July 141 Love..the course and motion whereof is in no wise to be stopped; Neither the warmness of Its stream refrigerated. †2. The state of being well to do. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > state of being well-off warmness1399 competency1600 competence1738 well-to-do-ness1842 well-to-do-ism1848 well-offness1866 warmth1888 easy street1901 1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 288 Þis warmnesse in welth with wy vppon erthe Myȝte not longe dure as doctourz us tellith. 1411–12 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 3059 Al þi bysynesse Is for þi lucre, and þi cofres warmnesse. †3. Lukewarmness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > lukewarmness or lack of enthusiasm warmness1561 lukewarmness1573 coolnessa1586 lukeness1597 unzealousness1615 tepiditya1631 mambling1640 half-heartedness1670 lukewarmth1716 unfervency1787 tepidness1821 under-zeal1841 1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips xx. 127 The lothsom[n]es whiche God conceaueth of this newtralitie or warmnes [L. ex tepiditate]. 4. Warmth of affection or devotion. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun] > warmth or sincerity of affection warmness1526 heartfulness1611 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. EEEiiii^v The soule mylteth whan it waxeth warme in deuocion, whiche warmnesse,..is moche swete and plesaunt. 1631 Eng. Primer of Our Lady 477 Make the sturdy for to bend, To the cold kind warmenes send. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iii I lo'ed your company; And ever had a warmness in my breast, That made ye dearer to me than the rest. †5. Heat of anger. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [noun] > heat of anger swelmea1400 heatc1480 chafe1551 warmness1563 fire1694 1563 Bp. Sandys in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1709) I. 362 He saith, he is sory for those letters he wrote to me in his Warmeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1000
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