Lämmin

Lämmin is a Finnish adjective meaning warm. It is used to describe both physical temperature and a sense of comfort or friendliness. For example, a person might be described as having a warm (lämmin) greeting, or a room might be made feel warm and inviting with a cozy atmosphere.

The word derives from the Finnish root lämp- associated with warmth and heat, and is closely connected to the noun lämpö meaning heat. The related verb lämmittää means to warm. In Finnish, adjectives like lämmin are declined to agree with the noun they modify, and they also take comparative and superlative forms to indicate degree (for example, lämmin, lämpimämpi, lämpimimmät in appropriate contexts).

In usage, lämmin is common in everyday language. It can describe weather (lämmin sää), objects (lämmin kaakao), and people or atmospheres (lämmin vastaanotto, lämmin tunnelma). The term is distinct from kuuma, which is used for hot or boiling temperatures and can imply danger or intensity rather than pleasant warmth.

See also: lämpö (heat), lämmittää (to warm), lämpimästi (warmly), kuuma (hot).