The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - warmadj.

1) heated, tepid, lukewarm, cosy, comfortable, not uncomfortable, balmy: We chose a beautiful warm day for our picnic. 2) passionate, impassioned, excited, animated, fervent, fervid, spirited, lively, ardent, zealous, keen, eager, emotional, heated, intense, irritated, annoyed, vexed, angry, irate, furious, testy, short-tempered, touchy, quick-tempered, irascible, irritable, stormy, turbulent, vigorous, violent, Colloq worked up, hot under the collar, steamed up: Charles occasionally became a bit warm on the subject of architecture. The debate grew warm as we joined in. 3) amiable, friendly, cordial, affable, pleasant, genial, cheerful, kindly, hospitable, hearty; affectionate, tender, mellow, loving, amorous: After a warm greeting from our host, we went in to meet the other guests. Her generous gifts to charity revealed that she really has a warm heart. 4) ardent, enthusiastic, earnest, eager, sincere: Our ideas for the new campaign met with warm approval from the client. 5) uncomfortable, awkward, unpleasant, strained, tense: The people in this town tend to make things a bit warm for strangers. 6) Often, getting warm. close or near to making a discovery, about to make a discovery: From her look as I approached the cabinet, I knew I was getting warm. --v. 7) heat (up) , warm up or over: I warmed myself by the fire. 8) Often, warm to. become less antagonistic or hostile to or toward(s) , become enthusiastic or supportive of, become excited or animated about or over, be attracted to or toward(s) , like, feel affection for: Martin never did warm to my idea of using the village notice-board for his message. 9) stir, move, please, delight, make (one or someone) feel good: It warmed me to know that she had at last found someone to love.