hot
English
/hɒt/, /hɑt/
adj
Definitions
- (of an object) Having a high temperature.
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- Feverish.
- (of food) Spicy.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Stolen.
- (uncomparable) Electrically charged.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- (slang) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- (slang) Attracted to.
- Popular; in demand.
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- Fresh; just released.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang)
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (slang) Not covered by funds on account.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hot inherited from Old English hāt (hot, fervid, fervent, fierce) inherited from Proto-Germanic *haitaz (hot) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kay- (heat, hot).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kay-
Gloss
heat, hot
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
暑, 熱
Emoji
🌡️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- as hell English
- bar English
- bed English
- blooded English
- box English
- brain English
- bunk English
- cake English
- cockle English
- dish English
- egg English
- egghot English
- fire English
- firehot English
- fix English
- foot English
- foothot English
- full English
- full-hot English
- gun English
- head English
- headed English
- hot as hell English
- hot rail English
- hot war English
- hot-brain English
- hot-wire English
- hotbar English
- hotbed English
- hotblooded English
- hotbloodedness English
- hotbox English
- hotbunk English
- hotcake English
- hotcockles English
- hotdish English
- hotfix English
- hotfoot English
- hotgun English
- hothead English
- hotheaded English
- hotheadedly English
- hotheadedness English
- hothouse English
- hotkey English
- hotlapping English
- hotline English
- hotlink English
- hotlinker English
- hotlinking English
- hotlist English
- hotly English
- hotmelt English
- hotness English
- hotpants English
- hotplate English
- hotplug English
- hotpot English
- hotpress English
- hotpresser English
- hotsheet English
- hotski English
- hotspur English
- hotten English
- hottie English
- hotting English
- hottish English
- hotty English
- hotwalk English
- hotwash English
- hotwife English
- hotword English
- house English
- key English
- lapping English
- line English
- link English
- linking English
- list English
- melt English
- nonhot English
- overhot English
- pants English
- plate English
- plug English
- pot English
- press English
- rail English
- sheet English
- spur English
- superhot English
- ultrahot English
- unhot English
- walk English
- war English
- warmwater English
- wash English
- water English
- wife English
- wire English
- word English
- Heißluft German
- Heißzeit German
- Hotkey German
- brennheiß German
- feuchtheiß German
- heiß German
- heißgeliebt German
- heißmachen German
- bloedheet Dutch, Flemish
- gloedheet Dutch, Flemish
- heet Dutch, Flemish
- heteluchtbad Dutch, Flemish
- heteluchtballon Dutch, Flemish
- hitte Dutch, Flemish
- loeiheet Dutch, Flemish
- snikheet Dutch, Flemish
- witheet Dutch, Flemish
- *kay- Proto-Indo-European
- *haitaz Proto-Germanic
- het Swedish
- ホット Japanese
- ホットキー Japanese
- ホットケーキ Japanese
- ホットプレート Japanese
- ホットライン Japanese
- hajs Polish
- behat Old English
- gehat Old English
- hat Old English
- hatheort Old English
- hathiertan Old English
- hāt Old English
- *fir-hot Middle English
- *hotly Middle English
- fot hot Middle English
- hot Middle English
- hot-fot Middle English
- hothous Middle English
- hotnes Middle English
- heitr Old Norse
- heitur Icelandic
- kasheitur Icelandic
- hatkeyk Cebuano
- hêet Middle Dutch
- heiz Old High German
- qaynar xətt Azerbaijani
- *hait gmw-pro
- *hēt Old Dutch
- 克戟 Chinese
- het Old Saxon
- hēter, heter Old Swedish
- 핫라인 Korean
- hjit Western Frisian
- hēt Old Frisian
- hotpela Tok Pisin
- Hatte Saterland Frisian
- heet Saterland Frisian
- pot
- fix
- box
- bed
- gun
- war
- key
- bar
- egg
- walk
- foot
- spur
- wire
- cake
- head
- plug
- link
- line
- fire
- wife
- bunk
- melt
- full
- dish
- list
- word
- rail
- wash
- brain
- plate
- unhot
- hotty
- pants
- press
- hotly
- water
- sheet
- house
- hotpot
- hotfix
- hotbed
- headed
- hotkey
- hotten
- hottie
- cockle
- hotski
- hotgun
- egghot
- nonhot
- hotbox
- hotbar
- blooded
- hotspur
- hottish
- firehot
- as hell
- overhot
- hotcake
- hotwife
- hotbunk
- lapping
- hotwalk
- hotfoot
- hothead
- foothot
- hotting
- hotlink
- hot war
- hotline
- hotness
- hotlist
- hotwash
- hotmelt
- hotdish
- hotplug
- linking
- hotword
- ultrahot
- hothouse
- hotpants
- full-hot
- hot-wire
- hot rail
- hotplate
- superhot
- hotsheet
- hotpress
- warmwater
- hotlinker
- hot-brain
- hotheaded
- hotblooded
- hotcockles
- hotpresser
- hotlapping
- hotlinking
- hotheadedly
- hot as hell
- hotheadedness
- hotbloodedness