hot
High in temperature
Hot is the opposite of cold and significantly beyond warm on the temperature scale in nearly all its meanings.
In frequent figurative use, hot may mean exciting (hot imagination), carrying current (hot wires), quick to anger (hot tempered), or erotically intense (hot sex scene).
Opaque idioms in which hot features include hot water (trouble), hot spot (place of conflict), and hot air (empty talk).
The more common related verb is heat but, informally, to hot up means to become hotter or more intense.
Capsicum pod or stew
- jalapenoPungent Mexican pepper
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- cayennePungent red spice
- pepperPungent dried berry spice
curry · salsa · sriracha · wasabi · horseradish · mustard · pungent · capsaicin
Extremely hot, burning
- sizzlingHissing from heat
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- burningCombustion in progress
blistering · steamy · heatwave · warmth · humid · tropical · fiery · furnace
State of mind
- furiousExtremely angry
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
enraged · heated · fiery · explosive · hotheaded · boiling · incensed · irate
Intense wanting
- romanceLove and its excitement
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
fervor · intimacy · sensuality · chemistry · steamy · torrid · affair · flame
Physically arousing
- gorgeousStrikingly beautiful
- stunningExtremely impressive or beautiful
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- alluringPowerfully appealing
desirable · handsome · beautiful · sultry · smoky · smoldering · foxy · ravishing
Visible burning combustion
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- fireCombustion with flames
- combustibleCapable of burning
- burnDamage by heat
smoke · flammable · blaze · ignite · scorch · singe · char · hazard
chili
Capsicum pod or stew
pepper · curry · salsa · sriracha · wasabi · horseradish · mustard · pungent · capsaicin · kimchi
scorching
Extremely hot, burning
- sizzlingHissing from heat
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
burning · blistering · steamy · heatwave · warmth · humid · tropical · fiery · furnace · sauna
temper
State of mind
livid · enraged · heated · fiery · explosive · hotheaded · boiling · incensed · irate · inflamed
desire
Intense wanting
yearning · fervor · intimacy · sensuality · chemistry · steamy · torrid · affair · flame · infatuation
sexy
Physically arousing
alluring · desirable · handsome · beautiful · sultry · smoky · smoldering · foxy · ravishing · irresistible
flames
Visible burning combustion
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- fireCombustion with flames
- combustibleCapable of burning
burn · smoke · flammable · blaze · ignite · scorch · singe · char · hazard · ember
viral
Spreading quickly online
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- buzzContinuous low drone
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
sensation · popular · newsworthy · in-demand · must-have · headline · buzzing · fresh · now · latest
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
lifted · swiped · heist · fence · black-market · loot · swag · pinched · boosted