balmiest

Most pleasantly warm

Balmiest is the superlative form of balmy—the most mild, warm, and pleasant.

Weather described as balmiest suggests ideal conditions: It was the balmiest evening of the summer.

The word can also intensify balmy's informal sense of crazy or foolish: That's the balmiest idea I've ever heard.

weather

mild

Moderate in intensity

gentle · clement · fair · sunny · springlike · summery · idyllic · perfect · delightful · agreeable

soothing

calming

Inducing a settled state

relaxing · restful · gentle · soft · mellow · placid · quieting · lulling · comforting · easing

tropical

humid

Containing much moisture

  • sultryHot, humid, or alluring
  • muggyUnpleasantly warm and humid
  • steamyHot, moist, or erotic

equatorial · island · palm · coconut · coastal · seaside · oceanic · breezy · trade-winds · paradise

Opposites
temperature/weather mildness

balmiestharshest

Most severe or brutal

chilliest · coldest · iciest · bitterest · freezing

mental state (archaic/informal sense)

balmiestsanest

Most mentally sound

shrewdest · wisest

pleasantness/comfort

balmiestharshest

Most severe or brutal

roughest · stormiest · fiercest · wildest

Family

balmier

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