Entry Word: hot

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having a notably high temperature <the casserole, just out of the oven, was too hot to eat>

Synonyms broiling, burning, fiery, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sultry, superheated, sweltering, torrid

Related Words blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling; heated, overheated, reheated, warmed; snug, toasty, warm; feverish, flushed, inflamed; muggy, steamy, summery, tropical

Near Antonyms chilly, cool, frosty, nippy, snowy, subzero, wintry; cooled, refrigerated, unheated, unthawed; benumbed, numb, shivering; lukewarm, temperate, tepid

Antonyms arctic, chill, chilled, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy

2 being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles <this spring itʼs the cool shades of lipstick that are hot> — see modern
3 enjoying widespread favor or approval <was surprised to learn that American jazz has long been hot in Russia> — see popular 1
4 marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity <your hot temper is going to get you in trouble> <a hot battle for first place in the American League> — see violent 1
5 showing urgent desire or interest <hot to get the baseball game started and wished it would stop raining> — see eager