Weather Moods
Opposite adjectives side by side, with plain definitions and real examples.
balmy vs bitter
balmy
pleasantly warm and gentle
We ate dinner on the porch on a balmy summer evening.
bitter
painfully cold, often with a sharp wind
A bitter wind is blowing off the lake, so wear a hat.
crisp vs muggy
crisp
cool, dry and fresh
The air will be crisp tomorrow morning, perfect for a run.
muggy
hot, damp and sticky
It gets so muggy in July that my shirt sticks to my back.
cloudless vs overcast
cloudless
with no clouds at all
We lay on the grass and stared up at the cloudless sky.
overcast
covered with gray clouds
It had been overcast all week, so we never saw the sun.
still vs blustery
still
with no wind at all
On still nights you can hear the trains from across town.
blustery
with strong, sudden gusts of wind
It's too blustery for an umbrella; it'll just flip inside out.
mild vs harsh
mild
not very cold
We've had such a mild winter that the kids barely wore coats.
harsh
extremely cold and hard to live through
Harsh winters up north can leave snow on the ground until April.
fair vs foul
fair
dry and pleasant, with no rain or storms
If the weather stays fair, the wedding will be outside.
foul
stormy, wet and unpleasant
Foul weather kept the fishing boats in the harbor for three days.
settled vs changeable
settled
calm and unlikely to change for a while
The forecast says it should stay settled through the weekend.
changeable
likely to change often and without warning
Spring here is so changeable that I dress in layers.