calidus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, literary) warm, hot
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) fiery, fierce, vehement
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) spirited, impassioned
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) rash, eager, inconsiderate
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, rare) having a white spot on the forehead

Concepts

warm

☀️

ardent

hot

🥵

fervent

imparting

impassioned

passionate

terrible

having

Opposite of

frigidus

Synonyms

caldus

caleo

igneus

flagrans

annixus

passionatus

acer

caleō

saevus

ferus

adnixus

Translations

warm

☀️

chaud

☀️

caldo

☀️

warm

☀️

quente

🥵

caliente

🥵

calent

🥵

cálido

☀️

càlid

☀️

ardent

θερμός

ζεστός

heet

🥵

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈka.lɪ.dʊs]

Etymology

From caleō + idus. Cognate with Umbrian calersu. The origin of the sense “with a white mark on the forehead” is unknown. It may be related to Ancient Greek κηλάς (kēlás, “(female goat) with a mark on [her] forehead”). Philologist Alan Nussbaum proposes that the Latin term may have been borrowed from a South Italian Doric variation, *κᾱλαδ- (*kālad-, “spotted”). Although a Proto-Indo-European root *kel- can be reconstructed, De Vaan rejects this etymology as he regards the shift from *kel- to *kal- as improbable.