Effusive vs. Warm — What's the Difference?

Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy

Of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature

Profuse; overflowing

Having or showing enthusiasm, affection, or kindness

Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).

(of a colour) containing red, yellow, or orange tones

(archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing.

(of a scent or trail) fresh; strong.

Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.

Make or become warm

Pouring out; pouring forth freely.

A warm place or area

Formed by an outpouring of molten lava, or pertaining to rocks so formed.

Short for British warm

Overly demonstrative; expressing emotion in an unrestrained manner; exhibiting unrestrained enthusiasm; - of people and human actions; as, effusive thanks; an effusive letter of recommendation. Contrasted with reserved.

Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot

Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm;

Having the natural heat of living beings

Extravagantly demonstrative;

Preserving or imparting heat

Having or causing a sensation of unusually high body heat, as from exercise or hard work; overheated.

Marked by enthusiasm; ardent

Characterized by liveliness, excitement, or disagreement; heated

Marked by or revealing friendliness or sincerity; cordial

Loving; passionate

Excitable, impetuous, or quick to be aroused

Predominantly red or yellow in tone

Recently made; fresh

Close to discovering, guessing, or finding something, as in certain games.

(Informal) Uncomfortable because of danger or annoyance

To raise slightly in temperature; make warm

To make zealous or ardent; enliven.

To fill with pleasant emotions

To become warm

To become ardent, enthusiastic, or animated

To become kindly disposed or friendly

A warming or heating.

Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.

Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.

Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.

Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.

Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.

(figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness

(archaic) Ardent, zealous.

Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous.

(archaic) Requiring arduous effort.

(transitive) To make or keep warm.

(intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.

Sometimes in the form warm up To favour increasingly.

(intransitive) To become ardent or animated.

(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.

To beat or spank.

To prepopulate (a cache) so that its contents are ready for other users.

(colloquial) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.

Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.

Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.

Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.

Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable.

Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.

Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich.

In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed.

Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; - said of colors, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds.

To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment.

To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.

To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer.

To become ardent or animated; as, the speake warms as he proceeds.

The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.

Get warm or warmer;

Make warm or warmer;

Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat;

Psychologically warm; friendly and responsive;

(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows;

Having or displaying warmth or affection;

Freshly made or left;

Easily aroused or excited;

Characterized by strong enthusiasm;

Characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement;

Uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble;

Of a seeker; near to the object sought;

In a warm manner;