hot
108
1.6
- adjective
- /hɑt/
:
candente
- She wore a hot pink dress that caught everyone’s attention at the party.
- a hot topic
- a hot-button issue
- a hot issue
Those are we don't need new hot takes on those films.
- Those are we don't need new hot takes on those films.
- Wow, OK, that's a lot more hot pink than I thought.
- Now there is a pretty hot issue before the jacks.
- And Miss Demi from Euphoria also has that hot moxie that Madonna had.
- Trade tensions, global flashpoints, Who got hot over the summer.
- And I would say side note, what's equally hot, equally hot is stories.
- If you have blazing hot material that really will.
- But love is a funny word, a bit like hot or cold.
- Doctor Romney, please watch this hot mess and watch it I did.
- There's the good, the bad and the hot right mess, ugly.
- This one in vintage is a hot mess.
Examples
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The debate turned into a hot topic as the audience became increasingly passionate.
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And now the love letters are going to start hot and heavy.
Fiction book (2002) -
But first we need to decide what hot, hot looks we're going for.
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Now, just what exactly are you so hot about?
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Document retention policies have become a hot topic for the legal community.
Academic text (2003) -
Accreditation is a "hot topic" in higher education institutions with teacher preparation programs.
Academic text (2009) -
I pass through alternating stripes of vivid green, hot pink, and orange.
Fiction book (2002) -
We are in the high school auditorium, a hot-and-heavy teachers-and-parents meeting in progress.
Fiction book (1996) -
Excavation and reburial of Native American remains had become a hot-button issue, eliciting both state and federal laws and regulations.
Academic text (2009) -
His latest novel is a hot favorite among readers, sparking a lot of excitement.
Synonyms
64
3.5
Full of strong, often angry feelings
38
4.4
Bright in color and showy
27
2.8
Showing strong feelings that appear quickly
11
4.7
Full of strong, lively energy, like a loud laugh
10
7.7
People feel very strong romantic or sexual feelings for each other
9
3.8
Full of strong excitement and hurried activity
8
3.7
Bold, provocative comments or opinions that cause strong reactions
7
5.6
Easily feeling strong anger or excitement
3
4.0
Full of strong feeling or interest
3
5.8
Very strong feeling or energy that shows great passion and draws attention
1
3.9
Very exciting and full of strong feeling
1
9.9
Being very active and popular right now
1
3.9
Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control
1
4.4
Having a high body temperature and feeling hot and weak
1
9.9
Describes something very hot and burning, like fire or the sun, used in old writing
A discussion full of strong feelings and anger
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
4.7
Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
- Informal
1
8.1
To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement
Compounds
- Informal
22
4.6
A position where someone is under strong pressure and criticism because of their responsibilities
- Specialized
20
5.1
A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause
15
3.4
A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm
6
2.7
A container filled with hot water to warm a bed or soothe a part of the body
4
7.5
A warm drink of alcohol, hot water, sugar and spices often used to soothe a sore throat
- Specialized
A way of sending detailed information that needs little effort from people who receive it, like radio or film
A park in Arkansas with natural hot springs people visit for bathing and health
A plant with cream colored flowers that grows in rocky soil in the western United States
- Specialized
A type of metal that stays hard at high temperatures used to make cutting tools like drills
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hot has long meant full of strong energy or force, and that image was used to describe times or places with a lot of activity or excitement. So a 'hot' environment is one with intense action and energy.