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Etymology

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From Middle English warmnesse, from Old English wearmnes (warmness, warmth), from Proto-West Germanic *warmnassī (warmness, warmth), equivalent to warm +‎ -ness. Cognate with Scots warmnes (warmness), West Frisian waarmens (warmness), dialectal Dutch warmenesse, warmnis (warmness), German Low German Warmnis (warmness).

Noun

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warmness (countable and uncountable, plural warmnesses)

  1. the state of being warm; warmth