hot
adjective · adverb · verb · noun
Simple meaning
Having or giving off a high temperature.
Pronunciation
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hahtIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɑt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
of an object
Having or giving off a high temperature.
Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
of a person or animal
Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
Feverish; feeling a high fever.
Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
of a temper
Easily provoked to anger.
adverb
Hotly; at a high temperature.
While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).
Rapidly, quickly.
verb
To heat; to make or become hot.
To become lively or exciting.
noun
A hot meal, usually in the phrase "three hots" (i.e. three hot meals per day) or derivations such as three hots and a cot.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
Used this way, hot is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use hot
- “Be careful, the coffee is still very hot right now.”adjective
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