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WORMTH/wɔːmθ/

Warmth is heat, or a kind and friendly quality: the warmth of the hall, warmth of tone. Heat is physical; kindness is the feeling twin. A press note is comms; a boiler paper is a certificate.

Meaning

Heat, or a kind and friendly quality.

Examples

• “Warmth of tone in the press note is not a heating certificate.”
• “Heat is the physical twin. Kindness is the feeling twin. Tone is style. A date on a boiler paper is the fact. Keep the date; then polish the adjective.”

Good to know

Heat, or kind friendliness. Close (feeling): kindness. Tone ≠ a boiler paper.

Near in meaning

kindness

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