hot
adjectives
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
"hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
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hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
"blistering sun"
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producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body
"a mustard plaster is calefacient"
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extremely hot
"the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope
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like or suggestive of fire
"a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"
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made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
"a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty"
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heated beyond a safe or desirable point
"the child became overheated"; "overheated metal"
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hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
"a sizzling steak"; "a sizzling spell of weather"
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characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
"the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
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excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness
"a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes"
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of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
"tropical weather"
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glowing white with heat
"white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
see also
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
"a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
is an attribute of
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
"the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent"
extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
"a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
antonym
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characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
"a red-hot speech"; "sizzling political issues"
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sexually exciting or gratifying
"sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
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emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
"a torrid dance"; "torrid jazz bands"; "hot trumpets and torrid rhythms"
(color) bold and intense
"hot pink"
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(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows
"warm reds and yellows and orange"
sexually excited or exciting
"was hot for her"; "hot pants"
is derived from
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marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
"feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
recently stolen or smuggled
"hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
"a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
wanted by the police
"a hot suspect"
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desired or wished for or sought
"couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"
producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
"hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot"
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performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
"a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
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having or showing or requiring special skill
"only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
very popular or successful
"one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
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regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
"a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
very unpleasant or even dangerous
"make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
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disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
"an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
having or bringing unusually good luck
"hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
very good; often used in the negative
"he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
"good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
newly made
"a hot scent"
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recently made, produced, or harvested
"fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce"
having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
"hot for travel"
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having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
"eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"
of a seeker; very near to the object sought
"you are hot"
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not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
"near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
"hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
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exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
"radioactive isotope"; "radioactive decay"; "radioactive fallout"
marked by excited activity
"a hot week on the stock market"
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characterized by energetic activity
"an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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