Positive personality trait

Warm

adj. Friendly and loving, in a way that makes other people feel welcome.

3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu

What it looks like

  • Greets people as if they are glad to see them, and they are.
  • Makes newcomers feel included straight away.
  • Shows affection and interest openly.

Fits when someone is friendly and loving and makes others feel welcome

Not when the setting calls for formality and warm would read as overly personal

How to say it

Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.

There is no resume line for this one: warmth is felt by others, not claimed. It is the right word for a reference, a tribute or a profile.

Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.

  • Reference or recommendation
    [Name] is warm with [patients, families or new staff]: people who are frightened or new feel welcome with them, and it changes how the [ward or office] feels.
  • Report card comment
    [Name] is warm and welcoming, and makes new classmates feel at home.
  • In a story, shown not told
    The new family arrived on a wet Tuesday. By six, there was a casserole on their step and a note with her phone number and the bin day.
Example

Her warm welcome made the new family feel at home on their first day.

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