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hot
English
Alternative forms
- (physically attractive): hawt (slang, especially Internet), hott (slang, especially Internet)
Etymology
From Middle English hot, hat, from Old English h?t (“hot, fervent, fervid, fierce”), from Proto-Germanic *haitaz (“hot”), from Proto-Indo-European *kay- (“hot; to heat”). Cognate with Scots hate, hait (“hot”), North Frisian hiet (“hot”), Saterland Frisian heet (“hot”), West Frisian hjit (“hot”), Dutch heet (“hot”), Low German het (“hot”), German Low German heet (“hot”), German heiß (“hot”), Danish hed (“hot”), Swedish het (“hot”), Icelandic heitur (“hot”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: h?t, IPA(key): /h?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- (General American) enPR: hät, IPA(key): /h?t/
Adjective
hot (comparative hotter, superlative hottest)
- (of an object) Having a high temperature.
- There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs; […].
- (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, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting. [from the 19thc.]
- Stolen. [from the 20thc.]
- (not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (informal) Radioactive. [from the 20thc.]
- (slang, of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- (slang, with for) Attracted to.
- Popular; in demand.
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- a hot topic
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- 1938, Harold M. Sherman, "Shooting Stars," Boys' Life (March 1938), Published by Boy Scouts of America, p.5:
- "Keep going! You're hot tonight!" urged Wally.
- 2002, Peter Krause & Andy King, Play-By-Play Golf, First Avenue Editions, p.55:
- The ball lands on the fairway, just a couple of yards in front of the green. "Nice shot Sarah! You're hot today!" Jenny says.
- 1938, Harold M. Sherman, "Shooting Stars," Boys' Life (March 1938), Published by Boy Scouts of America, p.5:
- Fresh; just released.
- 1960, Super Markets of the Sixties: Findings, recommendations.- v.2. The plans and sketches, Super Market Institute, p.30:
- A kid can stand in the street and sell newspapers, if the headlines are hot.
- 2000, David Cressy, Travesties and transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England: tales of discord and dissension, Oxford University Press, p.34:
- Some of these publications show signs of hasty production, indicating that they were written while the news was hot.
- 1960, Super Markets of the Sixties: Findings, recommendations.- v.2. The plans and sketches, Super Market Institute, p.30:
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
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Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hot.
Synonyms
- (having a high temperature): heated; see also Thesaurus:hot
- (of the weather): baking, boiling, boiling hot, sultry, sweltering
- (feeling the sensation of heat): baking, boiling, boiling hot
- (feverish): feverish, having a temperature
- (spicy): piquant, spicy, tangy
- (slang: stolen): stolen
- (electrically charged): live
- (radioactive): radioactive
- (slang: physically or sexually attractive): attractive, beautiful, cute, fit, foxy, gorgeous, handsome, hunky, lush, pretty, sexy, studly, tasty, yummy
- (of a draft/check): rubber, bad
Antonyms
- (having a high temperature): chilled, chilly, cold, cold as ice, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, glacial, ice-cold, icy
- (of the weather): cold, freezing, freezing cold, icy
- (feeling the sensation of heat): freezing, freezing cold
- (spicy): bland, mild
- (electrically charged): neutral, dead
- (slang): lifeless
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
hot (third-person singular simple present hots, present participle hotting, simple past and past participle hotted)
- (with up) To heat; to make or become hot.
- (with up) To become lively or exciting.
- 2018 "Clean Slate", Wentworth
- Turf war's hotting up.
- 2018 "Clean Slate", Wentworth
Synonyms
- hot up; heat, heat up
Anagrams
- -oth, OTH, o'th', oth, tho, tho', thô
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t/
- Hyphenation: hot
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Adjective
hot (comparative hoter, superlative hotst)
- (nautical) right, on the right side
- Synonym: rechts
Derived terms
- van hot naar her
See also
- stuurboord
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English hot.
Adjective
hot (comparative hotter, superlative hotst)
- (informal) hot, popular
- (informal) hot, sexy, attractive
Inflection
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ???? (xot?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hot/
Conjunction
hot
- though
Particle
hot
- Used to make a pronoun, adverb or determiner indefinite
References
- Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)?[2]
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hoth, whote
- hate, hatte (northern)
Etymology
From Old English h?t.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h??t/, /h?t/
Adjective
hot
- hot
Noun
hot (uncountable)
- hotness
Descendants
- English: hot
- Scots: hat, hait, hate
- Yola: hoat, hote
References
- “h??t, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “h??t, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Pennsylvania German
Verb
hot
- third-person singular present indicative of hawwe
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?xot/, [?xot?]
Adjective
hot (plural hot or hots)
- hot; sexy
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish h?t n, from Old Norse hót n pl, from Proto-Germanic *hw?t? (“threat”), cognate with Gothic ???????????????? f (??ta). Related to *hw?tan? (“to attack, stab”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hu?t/
Noun
hot n
- a threat
Declension
Related terms
- bombhot
- hota
- hotbild
- hotbrev
- hotfull
- hotande
- mordhot
- terrorhot
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hu?t/, [h????t]
- Rhymes: -ú?t
Etymology 1
Compare Icelandic hót, contraction of Old Norse hvat.
Noun
hot m
- A whit, a bit.
- n litn hot
- a little bit, a little piece
- n litn hot
Etymology 2
Ablaut of Icelandic hvata (“to sting, jab,”) dialectal Norwegian hvæta (“to jab,”) and related to gwätt, wäti.
Noun
hot n (nominative & accusative definite singular hote)
- A sting, pang.
- ja hav söm e hot ått brösten
- I feel a sting in my chest.
- ja hav söm e hot ått brösten
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choleric
English
Etymology
From Middle English colerik, from Old French colerique, from Latin cholericus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?l(?)??k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?l??k/, /k??l???k/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?k?l(?)??k/, /k??li???k/
Adjective
choleric (comparative more choleric, superlative most choleric)
- (according to theories of the four humours or temperaments) Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, “Of Travel,” in Essays,[1]
- And let a man beware, how he keepeth company with choleric and quarrelsome persons; for they will engage him into their own quarrels.
- 1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 146,[2]
- From a choleric man withdraw a little; from him that says nothing for ever.
- 1841, Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop, Chapter 35,[3]
- As it was clear that he was a choleric fellow in some respects, Mr Swiveller was relieved to find him in such good humour, and, to encourage him in it, smiled himself.
- 1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, Part I, Chapter 2,[4]
- Beneath his choleric exterior Gerald O’Hara had the tenderest of hearts.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, “Of Travel,” in Essays,[1]
- Showing or expressing anger.
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act I, Scene 2,[5]
- What, what, my lord! are you so choleric
- With Eleanor, for telling but her dream?
- 1667, John Dryden, Sir Martin Mar-all, Act V, Scene 1,[6]
- How angry the poor devil is! In fine, thou art as choleric as a cook by a fireside.
- c. 1713, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull, Chapter 15,[7]
- For God’s sake, madam, why so choleric?
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act I, Scene 2,[5]
- Of or relating to cholera (infectious disease).
- 1833, David Craigie, “Observations, pathological and therapeutic, on the epidemic cholera, as it has prevailed in Edinburgh and its vicinity,” Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, No. 114, p. 21,[8]
- I now proceed to enumerate those lesions and morbid changes found in the bodies of those cut off by cholera, which must have preceded the appearance of the disease, and which, existing, as they did, in very different organs, had no connection with the choleric symptoms, but nevertheless rendered the chance of recovery much less likely.
- 1833, David Craigie, “Observations, pathological and therapeutic, on the epidemic cholera, as it has prevailed in Edinburgh and its vicinity,” Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, No. 114, p. 21,[8]
- (obsolete) Causing an excess of choler.
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, Scene 3,[9]
- I fear it is too choleric a meat.
- How say you to a fat tripe finely broil’d?
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, Scene 3,[9]
Synonyms
- (easily becoming angry): ill-tempered, irascible, temperamental
- (showing anger): wrathful, irate, angry, indignant, vexed
Related terms
- choler
Translations
Noun
choleric (plural cholerics)
- A person with a choleric temperament.
- c. 1915, John Adams, Making the Most of One’s Mind, New York: Hodder & Stoughton, p. 21,[10]
- The cholerics show ambition, stubbornness, love of work, courage […]
- 1984, Tim LaHaye, Your Temperament: Discover its Potential, republished as Why You Act the Way You Do, Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2012,[11]
- No one utters more caustic comments than a sarcastic choleric!
- c. 1915, John Adams, Making the Most of One’s Mind, New York: Hodder & Stoughton, p. 21,[10]
- A person suffering from cholera (infectious disease).
- 1832, Ashbel Smith, The Cholera Spasmodica, New York: P. Hill, p. 59,[12]
- Persons laboring under pulmonary affections appear to be less liable than others, though I have found softened tubercles in some cholerics.
- 1832, Ashbel Smith, The Cholera Spasmodica, New York: P. Hill, p. 59,[12]
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