2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Warmth \Warmth\, n.
1. The quality or state of being warm; gentle heat; as the
warmth of the sun; the warmth of the blood; vital warmth.
Here kindly warmth their mounting juice ferments.
--Addison.
2. A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor;
fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as the warmth
of love or piety; he replied with much warmth. ``Spiritual
warmth, and holy fires.'' --Jer. Taylor.
That warmth . . . which agrees with Christian zeal.
--Sprat.
3. (Paint.) The glowing effect which arises from the use of
warm colors; hence any similar appearance or effect in a
painting, or work of color.
Syn: Zeal; ardor; fervor; fervency; heat; glow; earnestness;
cordiality; animation; eagerness; excitement; vehemence.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
warmth
n 1: the sensation caused by heat energy [syn: {heat}]
2: a warmhearted feeling [syn: {warmheartedness}]
3: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat: "an
agreeable warmth in the house" [syn: {warmness}]
4: intense passion or emotion [syn: {heat}, {passion}]
5: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
[syn: {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {lovingness}]
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