Pleasantly warm and soft, usually describing air or weather; calming and soothing.
From 'balm' (from Latin 'balsamum', an aromatic healing oil), with suffix '-y'. The adjective originally meant 'healing' or 'soothing,' and later extended to describe pleasant weather that soothes like balm.
Balmy weather and balmy days carry the ghost of ancient medicine chests—when balm was an actual healing ointment that made people feel better.
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