as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval
the phenomenal hotness of the movie's stars is the driving force behind all of the advance publicity
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Recent Examples of hotness
But hotness isn’t only aesthetics.
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Caroline Rothstein, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Duplenticy’s tattoo serves a similar function, signaling both his hotness and his capacity for change.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The result isn’t always an easier character for the actor to pull off, but removing the Hollywood hotness factor provides an opportunity for at-home audiences to fully immerse themselves in the story.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
Everybody has their own certain kind of hotness, their own certain thing, and you’re supposed to go for that.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The spicy jerk chicken had a marinated sauce that gave it a pungent hotness.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Caroline Rothstein, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Duplenticy’s tattoo serves a similar function, signaling both his hotness and his capacity for change.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The result isn’t always an easier character for the actor to pull off, but removing the Hollywood hotness factor provides an opportunity for at-home audiences to fully immerse themselves in the story.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
Everybody has their own certain kind of hotness, their own certain thing, and you’re supposed to go for that.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The spicy jerk chicken had a marinated sauce that gave it a pungent hotness.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotness
Noun
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The mocktail is named after the late Shirley Temple Black, the actress, singer and politician who gained widespread popularity as a child actress in the 1930s.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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This is a call to build networks (and occupy spaces) rooted in collective values, rather than popularity or trends.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And the 2026 prediction is that skirted seating, curvy silhouettes, and fabric-heavy spaces (think innovative applications, not just an 80s-style explosion of textiles everywhere) are what's en vogue.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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Warm Tones Wooden cabinetry is coming back into vogue, as are warmer colors a whole.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Pinspark Quarter-Zip Lounge Set Similar to the Spanx set Reese Witherspoon favors, this quarter-zip and wide-leg pants duo is a polished staple for any winter wardrobe.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Goldy, the former commonwealth's attorney for Bath, Rowan, Menifee and Montgomery counties, was impeached and arrested by the FBI in 2023 for trading favors with a defendant in exchange for nude images, according to previous reporting by The Courier Journal.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Hotness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotness. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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