Associations to the word «Balmy»

Wiktionary

BALMY, adjective. Producing balm.
BALMY, adjective. Soothing or fragrant.
BALMY, adjective. Mild and pleasant.
BALMY, adjective. (informal) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.

Dictionary definition

BALMY, adjective. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy".
BALMY, adjective. Mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley