warmly

Thân thiện

The children welcomed their grandmother warmly at the door.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a way that shows kindness, friendliness, or enthusiasm: Expressing a positive, affectionate, or eager attitude.
   • In a way that provides or feels physical warmth: Relating to a comfortable, cozy, or heated state.

Usage Examples

• Showing kindness or enthusiasm:
  • She smiled warmly at the guests.
  • The host welcomed us warmly into her home.
• Providing or feeling physical warmth:
  • The fire burned warmly in the hearth.
  • Make sure you dress warmly for the snowstorm.

Advanced Usage

• "to be warmly received": to be greeted or accepted with great kindness and approval.
  • The new policy was warmly received by the staff.
• "to warmly recommend": to endorse or suggest something with strong enthusiasm.
  • I can warmly recommend this restaurant for its excellent service.

Variants and Related Words

• Warm (adjective): Having or showing enthusiasm, affection, or kindness; or having a moderate degree of heat.
  • He has a warm personality.
  • The soup is warm.
• Warmth (noun): The quality, state, or sensation of being warm; friendliness or kindness.
  • We felt the warmth of the sun.
  • She spoke with great warmth.

Synonyms

• Cordially: In a warm and friendly manner.
• Heartily: With sincere and enthusiastic feeling.
• Affectionately: With fondness or tenderness.

Antonyms

• Coldly: In an unfriendly or unemotional way.
• Coolly: In a way that is not friendly or enthusiastic.

Related Phrases

• To thank someone warmly: To express gratitude with sincere feeling.
  • I must thank you warmly for your generous help.
• To applaud warmly: To clap with great enthusiasm.
  • The audience applauded warmly at the end of the performance.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a warm manner
   • warmly dressed
   • warm-clad skiers
2. in a hearty manner
   • `Yes,' the children chorused heartily
   • We welcomed her warmly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• warm
• heartily
• cordially