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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.

Being without warmth; not communicating warmth; cold. [R.] Coleridge.

Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.

In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.

Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal; as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor; martial ardor.

To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat. Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave. Goldsmith.

ess of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc. Melted as breath into the wind. Shak.

A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard.

Growing warmth; increasing heat.

A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling; discouragement; as, a chill comes over an assemblly.

Formality; lack of warmth.

Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.

In a cold manner; without warmth, animation, or feeling; with indifference; calmly. Withdraw unto some private place, And reason coldly of your grievances. Shak.

itive or absolute, as compared with another thing or state. The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold. Whewell. The bubble, by reason of its comparative levity to the fluid that incloses it, would necessarily ascend to the top. Bentley.

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness. Fanned with cool winds. Milton.

Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness. Motley.

Free from warmth of passion or feeling.

as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc. The warmth distends the chinks. Dryden.

Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of enthusiasm.

Feeling; perception. [R.] To intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth. Hazlitt.