hot

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See also hót, hoţ, hột, and HOT

English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
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Alternative spellings

(physically attractive): hawt (slang, especially Internet), hott (slang, especially Internet)

Etymology

Old English hāt.

Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /hɒt/, SAMPA: /hQt/

Rhymes: -ɒt
(US) enPR: hät, IPA: /hɑt/, SAMPA: /hAt/

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Adjective

hot (comparative hotter, superlative hottest)

Positive
hot

Comparative
hotter

Superlative
hottest

Of an object, having a high temperature.
Of the weather, causing the air to be hot.
Of a person or animal, feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
Feverish.
Of food, spicy.
Stolen.

hot merchandise
(incomparable) Electrically charged

a hot wire
(informal) Radioactive.
(slang) Of a person, very physically or sexually attractive.

That woman is hot!
Popular; in demand.

His new pickup is hot!
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

Am I warm yet? — You're hot!

Synonyms

(having a high temperature): heated; see also WikiSaurus:hot
(of the weather): baking, boiling, boiling hot, sultry, sweltering
(feeling the sensation of heat): baking, boiling, boiling hot
(feverish): feverish, having a temperature
(spicy): piquant, spicy, tangy
(slang: stolen): stolen
(electrically charged): live
(radioactive): radioactive
(slang sexually attractive): fit, foxy, sexy, lush, tasty

Antonyms

(having a high temperature): chilled, chilly, cold, cold as ice, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, glacial, ice-cold, icy
(of the weather): cold, freezing, freezing cold, icy
(feeling the sensation of heat): freezing, freezing cold
(spicy): bland, mild
(electrically charged): neutral, dead
(slang): lifeless

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective hot

Translations

having a high temperature

Albanian: nxehtë sq(sq)
Arabic: حار ar(ar) m.
Catalan: calent
Chinese: 热 (rè)
Croatian: vruć hr(hr)
Czech: horký cs(cs) m.
Danish: varm da(da)
Dutch: heet nl(nl)
Finnish: kuuma fi(fi)
French: (très) chaud m., très chaude f.
Galician: quente
German: heiß de(de)
Greek: ζεστός el(el) m. (zestós)
Guarani: aku (h-)
Hebrew: חם (ħam)
Hindi: गरम (garam)
Hungarian: forró hu(hu)
Ido: varmega
Indonesian: panas id(id)
Interlingua: (multo) calide
Irish: te ga(ga)

Italian: (molto) caldo m., (molto) calda f.
Japanese: 熱い (あつい, atsui)
Kurdish: germ ku(ku), kel ku(ku), گه‌رم ku(ku)
Macedonian: врел m., врела f., врело n.
Malay: panas ms(ms)
Marathi: गरम (garam)
Old English: hāt ang(ang)
Polish: gorący pl(pl)
Portuguese: (muito) quente m. and f.
Romanian: cald ro(ro)
Russian: горячий ru(ru) (gor'áčij), жаркий ru(ru) (žárkij)
Scottish Gaelic: teth
Serbian: vruć m.
Slovene: vroč m., vroča f., vroče n.
Spanish: (muy) caliente m. and f.
Swedish: het sv(sv), varm sv(sv)
Tagalog: mainit, nakapapaso
Telugu: వేడైన (vaeDaina)
Thai: ร้อน (ron)
Tupinambá: akub (s-)
Vietnamese: nóng vi(vi)

of the weather

Czech: horký cs(cs) m.
German: heiß de(de)
Greek: κάνει ζέστη el(el) (kánei zésti)
Polish: gorący pl(pl)

Russian: жаркий (žárkij), it is hot: жарко (žárko)
Spanish: caluroso es(es) m., cálido es(es) m., calurosa es(es) f., cálida es(es) f.
Thai: ร้อน (ron)

feeling the sensation of heat

Finnish: to be hot: olla kuuma (the adjective cannot be translated alone in this sense)
French: to be hot: avoir chaud (the adjective cannot be translated alone in this sense)
Italian: to be hot: avere caldo (the adjective cannot be translated alone in this sense)

Russian: I am hot: мне жарко (mne žárko)
Spanish: to be hot: tener calor (the adjective cannot be translated alone in this sense)
Thai: ร้อน (ron)

feverish

Finnish: kuumeinen fi(fi), kuuma fi(fi)
French: fiévreux fr(fr) m., fiévreuse fr(fr) f.
Russian: лихорадочный ru(ru) (lixorádočnyj), горячий ru(ru) (gorjáčij)
Spanish: febril es(es), con calentura es(es)

Swedish: het sv(sv), varm sv(sv), febrig sv(sv)
Telugu: వెచ్చగా (vecchagaa)
Thai: ตัวร้อน (tua-ron)

spicy

Czech: ostrý cs(cs) m.
Finnish: tulinen fi(fi), polttava fi(fi)
French: épicé fr(fr) m., épicée fr(fr) f., piquant fr(fr) m., piquante fr(fr) f.
German: scharf de(de)
Hindi: गरम (garam)
Italian: piccante it(it) m. and f.
Kurdish: تیژ ku(ku)
Marathi: गरम (garam)

Polish: ostry pl(pl), pikantny pl(pl)
Russian: острый (óstryj),
Spanish: picante, picoso
Swedish: het sv(sv)
Telugu: మంటగా (maMTagaa)
Thai: เผ็ด (phet)
Vietnamese: cay vi(vi)

slang: stolen

Danish: Varm
Finnish: nyysitty fi(fi), käännetty fi(fi)
French: chouré fr(fr) m., chourée fr(fr) f.

German: heiß de(de)
Spanish: tranzado es(es) m.

electrically charged

Finnish: jännitteinen fi(fi)

Spanish: vivo m., cargado m. (e.g., línea viva, cable es(es) cargado)

radioactive

French: radioactif fr(fr) m.
Russian: горячий ru(ru) (gor'áčij)

Spanish: radioactivo es(es) m., radioactiva es(es) f., termonuclear es(es) n.
Swedish: het sv(sv)

slang: very physically attractive

Danish: hot da(da), lækker da(da)
Dutch: lekker, heet, geil, porno (coarse slang)
Finnish: kuuma fi(fi), seksikäs fi(fi)
French: sexy fr(fr) m. and f., chaud fr(fr) m., chaude fr(fr) f.
German: heiß de(de), scharf de(de)

Portuguese: gostosa pt(pt) f.
Spanish: sensual es(es) m. and f., bueno es(es) m., buena es(es) f.
Swedish: het sv(sv)
Thai: มีสเน่ห์ (mee-sa-nay)

very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed

German: heiß de(de)

Spanish: caliente es(es)

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Breton: tomm (1), terzhiennek (2), spisaet (3)
Chinese Characters: 熱, 热
Esperanto: varma

Galician: quente m. and f. (1, 2)
Georgian: ცხელი (tskhel-i)

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA: /huːt/

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Noun

hot n.

Inflection for hot	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hot	hotet	hot	hoten
Genitive	hots	hotets	hots	hotens

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