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weather so gentle it forgets it could ever betray you
means Pleasantly mild and soothing, usually said of warm, gentle weather — though informally it can also mean slightly crazy.
from From 'balm,' the fragrant, healing resin tree-sap, which came through Old French 'basme' from Latin 'balsamum' and ultimately Greek 'balsamon.' So 'balmy' first meant 'soothing as balm,' then drifted to soft, mild air. The 'crazy' sense is a separate British twist — possibly muddled with 'barmy,' from the frothy 'barm' on fermenting ale, since a head full of froth made a fine image for someone not quite settled.
- origin
- from balm, the soothing tree resin
- british slang
- also means slightly crazy or foolish
- ideal range
- roughly seventy to eighty degrees fahrenheit
- sister word
- barmy split off meaning frothy and mad
canary islands — spanish archipelago off africa with average temperatures around 20-22°c year-round
san diego california — us city with average temperatures 57-72°f and 260+ sunny days per year
madeira portugal — portuguese island with mild year-round climate averaging 15-23°c