Balmy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

mild and pleasant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæpɹˈɪfᵻkˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐplˈuːdəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐplˈuːdəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kæpɹˈɪfᵻkˌeɪt/.

Examples

it used to drive my husband balmy
balmy days and nights
the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

adjective	informal or slang terms for mentally irregular “it used to drive my husband balmy”
adjective	mild and pleasant “balmy days and nights”

Word Forms

daftness	noun	informal terms for insanity
kook	noun	someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
loon	noun	a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
balm	noun	any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
mildness	noun	good weather with comfortable temperatures
softness	noun	the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mild

informelle oder umgangssprachliche Bezeichnungen für geistig unregelmäßig

🇫🇷French

embaumé

termes informels ou d'argot pour désigner les irréguliers mentaux

🇪🇸Spanish

balsámico

Términos informales o de jerga para referirse a personas mentalmente irregulares.

🇮🇹Italian

balsamico

termini informali o gergali per indicare persone mentalmente irregolari

🇳🇱Dutch

zwoel

informele of jargontermen voor geestelijk onregelmatig

🇵🇹Portuguese

ameno

termos informais ou de gíria para pessoas mentalmente irregulares

🇷🇺Russian

приятный

неофициальные или жаргонные термины, обозначающие психически ненормальные

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़ुशबूदार

मानसिक रूप से अनियमित के लिए अनौपचारिक या कठबोली शब्द

🇧🇩Bengali

মসৃণ

মানসিকভাবে অনিয়মিত জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক বা অপবাদ পদ

🇮🇳Tamil

பளபளப்பான

மனரீதியாக ஒழுங்கற்றவர்களுக்கான முறைசாரா அல்லது ஸ்லாங் சொற்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సువాసనగల

మానసిక క్రమరాహిత్యం కోసం అనధికారిక లేదా యాస పదాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

मलम

मानसिकदृष्ट्या अनियमित साठी अनौपचारिक किंवा अपशब्द

🇮🇳Gujarati

મલમી

માનસિક રીતે અનિયમિત માટે અનૌપચારિક અથવા અશિષ્ટ શબ્દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿತವಾದ

ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅನಿಯಮಿತವಾಗಿರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಯ ಪದಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഗന്ധമുള്ള

മാനസിക ക്രമക്കേടിനുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ലാംഗ് പദങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ

ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਸ਼ਬਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملائم

ذہنی طور پر بے قاعدہ کے لیے غیر رسمی یا بول چال کی اصطلاحات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

芳香

表示精神不正常的非正式或俚语

🇯🇵Japanese

さわやかな

精神的に異常であることを表す非公式または俗語

🇰🇷Korean

상쾌한

정신적으로 불규칙하다는 뜻의 비공식적이거나 속어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

êm dịu

thuật ngữ không chính thức hoặc tiếng lóng cho tinh thần bất thường

🇹🇭Thai

อ่อนโยน

คำศัพท์ที่ไม่เป็นทางการหรือคำสแลงสำหรับความผิดปกติทางจิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

nyaman

istilah informal atau slang untuk mental yang tidak teratur

🇵🇭Filipino

maaliwalas

impormal o balbal na mga termino para sa mentally irregular

🇲🇾Malay

nyaman

istilah tidak formal atau slanga untuk mental tidak teratur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شاف

مصطلحات غير رسمية أو عامية تشير إلى عدم الانتظام العقلي

🇮🇷Persian

ملایم

اصطلاحات غیررسمی یا عامیانه برای ذهنی نامنظم

🇹🇷Turkish

yumuşak

Zihinsel düzensizlik için resmi olmayan veya argo terimler

🇮🇱Hebrew

נעים

מונחים לא רשמיים או סלנגים עבור לא סדיר נפשית

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