white-hot

white–hot

adj \ˈhwīt-ˈhät, ˈwīt-\

Definition of WHITE-HOT

1

: being at or radiating white heat

2

a : extremely hot b : exhibiting or marked by extreme fervor or zeal <white–hot enthusiasm>

First Known Use of WHITE-HOT

1795

Related to WHITE-HOT

Synonyms: ardent, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, piping hot, red, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sultry, superheated, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, white-hot

Antonyms: algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy

Related Words: blazing, glowing, igneous, molten, seething, sizzling; heated, overheated, reheated, warmed; snug, toasty, warm, warmish; feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed); canicular, muggy, steamy, summerlike, summery, tropical

Near Antonyms: chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, nippy, snappy; blizzardly, frosty, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, wintry (also wintery); chilled, cooled, refrigerated, unheated; benumbed, numb, shivering

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