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Balmy vs Sweltering - What's the difference?

balmy | sweltering |

As adjectives the difference between balmy and sweltering

is that balmy is producing balm while sweltering is (of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky.

As a verb sweltering is

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balmy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Producing balm.
  • Soothing or fragrant.
  • Mild and pleasant.
  • (informal) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.

    • Related terms

    * (foolish) barmy (UK)

    sweltering

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
    • The day was sweltering , so Lauren put on the shortest pair of shorts she could find and went to get ice-cream with her friend Rob.

    Verb

    (head)