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 are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats