warmth
part of speech
noun (warmth, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Warmth is the state of being warm, a gentle heat: the warmth of the fire. tree →
2) Warmth is friendly, kind feeling towards people: She greeted us with warmth. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means the heat of living bodies. Ecclesiastes uses it to show that people need each other. Interpretation: It is read as a lesson that partners and friends help and comfort one another. In the primary lessons: In science, warmth is heat energy; clothes and fur keep warmth in by trapping air (insulation). In everyday life: wear layers for warmth in winter. In stories, warmth often shows kindness, love or safety at home. Phrases: for warmth, the warmth of the sun, with warmth.
examples
- Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone? (Writings ECC.4.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- The cat lay in the warmth of the sun. tree →
- Wear a hat for warmth. tree →
- We huddled together for warmth. tree →
- Blankets trap warmth. tree →
- Her smile was full of warmth. tree →
- The warmth of the fire made us sleepy. tree →
- Penguins stand close for warmth. tree →
- Our teacher spoke with warmth and kindness. tree →
- As the warmth increased, the Snow Man decreased. tree →
note
Uncountable: no plural, not «a warmth». Spelled warm + th. Adjective: warm. Trap: a blanket does not make heat, it keeps your own warmth in.
In the corpora
- Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
- A big family brings warmth and noise, and also old quarrels.
- Milk left out on a warm table goes sour because bacteria multiply fast in warmth and make acid; the fridge slows them down.
- In a hand-warmer pack the iron is a fine powder, so it rusts fast enough for you to feel the warmth.
- Warm vinegar fizzes harder, because warmth makes particles move faster and meet more often.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «warmth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.