warm

warm
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. hot, tepid, lukewarm; sunny, mild, summery; close, muggy; ardent, fervid, fervent, passionate; new, fresh; earnest, intimate; warmhearted, responsive, glowing, enthusiastic, hearty, affectionate, cordial; lively, excitable, feverish, hasty, quick; alive, living. See heat, feeling, excitement, benevolence, friend.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Moderately heated]
Syn. heated, sunny, melting, hot, mild, tepid, lukewarm, summery, temperate, clement, glowing, perspiring, sweaty, sweating, flushed, warmish*, snug as a bug in a rug*.
Ant. cool*, chilly, chilling.
2. [Emotional]
Syn. fervent, earnest, irascible, excitable, angry, amorous, emotional, passionate, heated, hot*, turned on*.
3. [Sympathetic]
Syn. gracious, cordial, tender, empathetic; see friendly 1 , sympathetic .
See Synonym Study at tender . v.
Syn. heat up, warm up, warm over, put on the fire; see cook , heat 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
v.
1. raise temperature heat, simmer, toast, cook, thaw.
2. fill with excitement excite, stimulate, *turn on, *fire up, stir.
3. gladden make happy, fill with joy, delight, cheer, *melt one's heart, make smile.
4. become friendly *break the ice, thaw, become intimate, *loosen up.
ANT.: 1. lower temperature, cool, chill, freeze. 2. bore, tire, *turnoff. 3. depress, *bum out. 4. cool
II
a.
1. heated thermal, lukewarm, body temperature, *toasty, room temperature, comfortable, tepid, sunny, hot, sultry, sweaty, roasting. see hot
2. fervent fervid, ardent, enthusiastic, passionate, eager, vehement, *hot, excited, spirited.
3. genial cordial, friendly, affectionate, nice, loving, heartfelt, amiable, warmhearted, hospitable, amorous.
ANT.: 1. cold, freezing, cool, chilled, frigid. 2. indifferent, apathetic, lukewarm, cool. 3. cold, unfriendly, cool, hostile
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Showing or having enthusiasm: ardent, enthusiastic, fervent, keen1, mad, rabid, zealous. Informal: crazy. Slang: gung ho, nuts. See CONCERN. 2. Pleasant and friendly in disposition: affable, agreeable, amiable, congenial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, pleasant, sociable. See ATTITUDE, GOOD.

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