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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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