'Balmy' definitions:
Definition of 'balmy'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Balmy'
From: GCIDE
- Balmy \Balm"y\, a.
- 1. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild; as, balmy weather. "The balmy breeze." --Tickell. [1913 Webster]
- Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep! --Young. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Producing balm. "The balmy tree." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Highly eccentric or crazy. [Informal]
- Syn: batty. [PJC]
- Syn: Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy; refreshing; soothing. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'balmy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absurd,
- agreeable,
- allaying,
- alleviating,
- alleviative,
- ambrosial,
- analgesic,
- anesthetic,
- anodyne,
- aromatic,
- assuaging,
- assuasive,
- balsamic,
- bananas,
- barmy,
- bats,
- batty,
- beany,
- benumbing,
- bland,
- blooming,
- blossoming,
- bonkers,
- booming,
- bright,
- buggy,
- bughouse,
- bugs,
- cathartic,
- cleansing,
- clear,
- crackers,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- deadening,
- delightful,
- demulcent,
- dippy,
- dotty,
- dulling,
- easing,
- emollient,
- essenced,
- exuberant,
- faint,
- fair,
- fat,
- flaky,
- flipped,
- flourishing,
- flowering,
- flowery,
- fragrant,
- freaked-out,
- fruitcakey,
- fruiting,
- fruity,
- gaga,
- going strong,
- goofy,
- gratifying,
- halcyon,
- harebrained,
- haywire,
- in full swing,
- in good case,
- incense-breathing,
- insane,
- just plain nuts,
- kooky,
- lenient,
- lenitive,
- lightening,
- loony,
- loopy,
- mild,
- mitigating,
- mitigative,
- musky,
- numbing,
- nuts,
- nutty,
- odorate,
- odoriferous,
- odorous,
- off the hinges,
- off the track,
- off the wall,
- pain-killing,
- palliative,
- palmy,
- perfumed,
- perfumy,
- piping,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- potty,
- preposterous,
- prospering,
- purgative,
- redolent,
- refreshing,
- rejuvenating,
- relieving,
- remedial,
- restorative,
- rosy,
- round the bend,
- Saturnian,
- savory,
- scented,
- screwball,
- screwballs,
- screwy,
- silly,
- slaphappy,
- sleek,
- smooth,
- soft,
- softening,
- soothing,
- spicy,
- subduing,
- sunny,
- sweet,
- sweet-scented,
- sweet-smelling,
- thriving,
- thuriferous,
- vigorous,
- wacky