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hot
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- pronunciation:
- hat
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- phrases:
- in hot water
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
hotter, hottest |
| definition 1: |
holding or giving off great heat.
I burned my lip on the hot coffee.The desert sand is very hot.- antonyms:
- cold, ice-cold, lukewarm
- similar words:
- blistering, burning, calescent, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, piping hot, radiant, red-hot, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, warm
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| definition 2: |
causing the physical sensation of great heat.
It was a hot summer day when the power went out.- synonyms:
- blistering, broiling, scorching
- antonyms:
- cold
- similar words:
- burning, fiery, sultry, sweltering
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| definition 3: |
producing a fiery sensation in the mouth; very spicy.
He loves spicy food, and he puts hot peppers on everything.- synonyms:
- fiery, spicy
- antonyms:
- mild
- similar words:
- peppery, piquant, pungent
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| definition 4: |
showing or feeling anger or other violent emotion.
As the crowd was getting hotter, the police were called in.- synonyms:
- fervent, fiery, heated, impassioned, inflamed, vehement
- similar words:
- angry, burning, fuming, furious, passionate, seething, violent
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| definition 5: |
violent or intense.
They were having a hot argument that all the neighbors could hear.- synonyms:
- heated, intense, passionate, raging, vehement, violent
- antonyms:
- weak
- similar words:
- burning, fierce, furious
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| definition 6: |
having current popularity.
It was the hottest film of the year, but somehow it didn't win any awards.This style of jacket is really hot now.- synonyms:
- in, popular
- antonyms:
- outdated, outmoded, passe, unfashionable
- similar words:
- acclaimed, fashionable, live, trendy
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| definition 7: |
completely new or fresh.
They're already advertising the hot styles for the fall season.This news is hot off the press.- synonyms:
- latest, red-hot
- antonyms:
- old, stale, tired
- similar words:
- brand-new, fresh, live, new, recent
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| definition 8: |
carrying electric current.
The electrician came and took care of the hot wire.- synonyms:
- live
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| definition 9: |
sexually attractive; sexy.
He spends his time checking out all the hot girls at the beach. |
| definition 10: |
(informal) sexually passionate or aroused.
- synonyms:
- ardent, passionate, torrid
- antonyms:
- nonsexual, unerotic
- similar words:
- burning, erotic, horny, lascivious, lustful, randy, sensual, sexy, sultry, voluptuous
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| related words: |
erotic, hasty, indignant, lusty, modish, spicy, sticky, torrid |
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| phrase: |
in hot water |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
hotter, hottest |
| definition: |
in a hot manner.
This dish is always served hot. |
| derivations: |
hotly (adv.), hotness (n.) |
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