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balm

/bɑːm/

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noun

A pleasant-smelling ointment that heals the skin or a gentle, comforting thing that soothes feelings.

She applied a healing balm to the wound.
His calm words were a balm in difficult times.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: 'balm' is gentler than 'healing' alone and less medicinal than 'ointment'; it suits emotional comfort, while 'salve' focuses on physical wounds. Use 'balm' for soothing, poetic tone and 'ointment' for clinical contexts.

In other languages

Spanish: Bálsamo
Japanese: バルム
Korean: 발무
Vietnamese: Thuốc bôi da
Chinese: 药膏

Common phrases

healing balmsoothing balmbalm for the skina balm for sore muscles

Synonyms

heal healing ointment salve comfort

Related words

heal healing ointment salve comforter

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