hot

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Meaning

Synonyms

very warm

become hot

very hot

close at hand

feel hot

make hot

not cold

most popular

poignant

steaming hot

thermo

unwieldy

adequate to

have a fever

not sweet

of the sun

shine brightly

burning the tongue

becoming tense

be sultry

febris

very close

fast-breaking

causing perspiration

not cool

sharp-tasting

taken with

yearned-for

following very closely

in close pursuit

sultry,

fire-9y

of the moment

pepper-hot

highly seasoned

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɒt/
Etymology

From Middle English hot, hat, from Old English hāt, from Proto-Germanic *haitaz (“hot”), from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- (“hot; to heat”). Cognate with Scots hate, hait (“hot”), North Frisian hiet (“hot”), Saterland Frisian heet (“hot”), West Frisian hjit (“hot”).

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