warmish

warmish — adjective

  • warmishpositive
  • more warmishcomparative
  • most warmishsuperlative

1. a little warm, but not very warm — often used to describe something that feels n

1.形容詞B1
釋義

a little warm, but not very warm — often used to describe something that feels neither hot nor cold, or weather that is warmer than cool but not actually hot.

例句

The afternoon sun felt warmish, so Fatima stayed outside a little longer.

collocation: feel + warmish (describing temperature sensation)

Wei poured a glass of water, found it warmish, and put it back in the fridge.

predicative use: find + warmish

同義詞
  • lukewarm

    specifically for liquids or food that should be hot but have cooled; slightly stronger than warmish and often implies disappointment

  • tepid

    formal synonym for lukewarm; used mostly in writing for water or air temperature

反義詞
  • cold

    opposite on the temperature scale — much lower in temperature

  • hot

    opposite end of the scale — much higher in temperature

文法句型

warmish + noun

feel / look / be + warmish

用法筆記

The suffix -ish softens the adjective, so warmish is weaker than warm: it means 'a bit warm' or 'closer to warm than to cool'. Frequently used in spoken or informal writing. The same pattern works with other temperature adjectives (coolish, coldish).

常見錯誤

❌The soup is warmish, so I burned my tongue.
✅The soup is very hot, so I burned my tongue.
💡warmish means only slightly warm, never hot enough to burn.