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Quemeful

adj.kind, calmliterary

What it means

Agreeable, pleasing, or soothing to the recipient.

Reach for it when using an obsolete word when gentle historical flavor is intentional

The herb garden offered a quemeful fragrance beside the infirmary windows.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    pleasing

    simple positive effect is enough

    not when Pleasing lacks the antique character.

  • warm

    soothing

    the effect reduces discomfort

    not when Soothing is narrower than general pleasure.

  • warm

    welcome

    the thing arrives at a needed moment

    not when Welcome depends more on circumstance.

  • formal

    agreeable

    mild approval suits restrained prose

    not when Agreeable can describe consent or temperament.

  • formal

    gratifying

    satisfaction follows a hoped-for result

    not when Gratifying is stronger and more specific.

Said against

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  • irksome
  • displeasing
  • unwelcome

It naturally appears in

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  • quemeful sound

    A quemeful sound drifted from the distant chapel.

  • quemeful scent

    The quemeful scent of lavender filled the linen room.

  • quemeful respite

    Shade provided a quemeful respite at midday.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.