hotness

hotness
hot ► ADJECTIVE (hotter, hottest) 1) having a high temperature. 2) feeling or producing an uncomfortable sensation of heat. 3) feeling or showing intense excitement, anger, lust, or other emotion. 4) currently popular, fashionable, or interesting. 5) informal (of goods) stolen and difficult to dispose of because easily identifiable. 6) (often hot on) informal very knowledgeable or skilful. 7) (hot on) informal strict about.
► VERB (hotted, hotting) (hot up) Brit. informal ▪ become or make more intense or exciting.
● go hot and cold — Cf. ↑go hot and cold
● have the hots for — Cf. ↑have the hots for
● hot under the collar — Cf. ↑hot under the collar
● in hot water — Cf. ↑in hot water
● make it (or things) hot for — Cf. ↑make things hot for
DERIVATIVES hotly adverb hotness noun.
ORIGIN Old English.

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