English adjective: hot | |||
1. | hot 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 | ||
Samples | Hot stove. Hot water. A hot August day. A hot stuffy room. She's hot and tired. A hot forehead. | ||
Similar | baking, baking hot, blistering, blistery, calefacient, calefactive, calefactory, calorifacient, calorific, fervent, fervid, fiery, heatable, heated, heated up, het, het up, hottish, igneous, overheated, red-hot, scorching, sizzling, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry, sweltering, sweltry, thermal, torrid, tropic, tropical, warming, white, white-hot | ||
See also | warm | ||
Attribute | temperature | ||
Antonyms | cold | ||
2. | hot characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense | ||
Samples | The fighting became hot and heavy. A hot engagement. A raging battle. The river became a raging torrent. | ||
Synonyms | raging | ||
Similar | violent | ||
Antonyms | nonviolent | ||
3. | hot extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm | ||
Samples | A hot temper. A hot topic. A hot new book. A hot love affair. A hot argument. | ||
Similar | fiery, flaming, heated, red-hot, sensual, sizzling, sultry, torrid, white-hot | ||
See also | passionate | ||
Attribute | emotionalism, emotionality | ||
Antonyms | cold | ||
4. | hot (color) bold and intense | ||
Samples | Hot pink. | ||
Similar | warm | ||
Antonyms | cool | ||
5. | hot sexually excited or exciting | ||
Samples | Was hot for her. Hot pants. | ||
Similar | sexy | ||
Antonyms | unsexy | ||
6. | hot recently stolen or smuggled | ||
Samples | Hot merchandise. A hot car. | ||
Similar | illegal | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | legal | ||
7. | hot very fast; capable of quick response and great speed | ||
Samples | A hot sports car. A blistering pace. Got off to a hot start. In hot pursuit. A red-hot line drive. | ||
Synonyms | blistering, red-hot | ||
Similar | fast | ||
Antonyms | slow | ||
8. | hot wanted by the police | ||
Samples | A hot suspect. | ||
Similar | wanted | ||
Antonyms | unwanted | ||
9. | hot producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves | ||
Samples | Hot salsa. Jalapeno peppers are very hot. | ||
Synonyms | spicy | ||
Similar | tasty | ||
Antonyms | tasteless | ||
10. | hot performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy | ||
Samples | A hot drummer. He's hot tonight. | ||
Similar | skilled | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | unskilled | ||
11. | hot very popular or successful | ||
Samples | One of the hot young talents. Cabbage patch dolls were hot last season. | ||
Similar | popular | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | unpopular | ||
12. | hot very unpleasant or even dangerous | ||
Samples | Make it hot for him. In the hot seat. In hot water. | ||
Similar | unpleasant | ||
Antonyms | pleasant | ||
13. | hot newest or most recent | ||
Samples | News hot off the press. Red-hot information. | ||
Synonyms | red-hot | ||
Similar | new | ||
Antonyms | old | ||
14. | hot having or bringing unusually good luck | ||
Samples | Hot at craps. The dice are hot tonight. | ||
Similar | lucky | ||
Antonyms | luckless, unlucky | ||
15. | hot very good; often used in the negative | ||
Samples | He's hot at math but not so hot at history. | ||
Similar | good | ||
Antonyms | bad | ||
16. | hot newly made | ||
Samples | A hot scent. | ||
Similar | fresh | ||
Antonyms | stale | ||
17. | hot having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm | ||
Samples | Hot for travel. | ||
Similar | eager | ||
Antonyms | uneager | ||
18. | hot of a seeker; very near to the object sought | ||
Samples | You are hot. | ||
Similar | close, near, nigh | ||
Antonyms | far | ||
19. | hot having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity | ||
Samples | Hot fuel rods. A hot laboratory. | ||
Similar | radioactive | ||
Antonyms | nonradioactive | ||
20. | hot charged or energized with electricity | ||
Samples | A hot wire. A live wire. | ||
Synonyms | live | ||
Similar | charged | ||
Domain category | electricity | ||
Antonyms | uncharged | ||
21. | hot marked by excited activity | ||
Samples | A hot week on the stock market. | ||
Similar | active | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | inactive | ||