Definition (English)

Hot

Origin of HOT: Middle English, from Old English hāt; akin to Old High German heiz hot, Lithuanian kaisti to get hot. First Known Use: before 12th century.

1 a : having a relatively high temperature b : capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding c : having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat.
2 a : violent, stormy <a hot temper> <a hot battle>; also : angry <got hot about the remark> b (1) : sexually excited or receptive (2) : sexy c : eager, zealous <hot for reform> d of jazz : emotionally exciting and marked by strong rhythms and free melodic improvisations. 3 having or causing the sensation of an uncomfortable degree of body heat <hot and tired> <it's hot in here>. 4 a : newly made : fresh <a hot scent> <hot off the press> b : close to something sought <hot on the trail>. 5 a : suggestive of heat or of burning or glowing objects <hot colors> b : pungent, peppery.  6 a : of intense and immediate interest <some hot gossip> b : unusually lucky or favorable <on a hot streak> c : temporarily capable of unusual performance (as in a sport) d : currently popular or in demand <a hot commodity> e : very good <a hot idea> <not feeling too hot> f : absurd, unbelievable <wants to fight the champ? that's a hot one>. 7 a : electrically energized especially with high voltage b : radioactive; also : dealing with radioactive material c of an atom or molecule : being in an excited state. 8 a : recently and illegally obtained <hot jewels> b : wanted by the police; also : unsafe for a fugitive. 9 fast <a hot new fighter plane> <a hot lap around the track>

Cold

Origin of COLD: Middle English, from Old English ceald, cald; akin to Old High German kalt cold, Latin gelu frost, gelare to freeze. First Known Use: before 12th century.

 1 a : having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans <it is cold outside today> <a cold drafty attic> b : having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected <the bath water has gotten cold> c : not heated: as (1) of food : served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing <cold cereal> <cold roast beef> (2) : served chilled or with ice <a cold drink> (3) : involving processing without the use of heat <cold working of steel>.  2 a : marked by a lack of the warmth of normal human emotion, friendliness, or compassion <a cold stare> <got a cold reception>; also :<the movie leaves me cold> not moved to enthusiasm b : not colored or affected by personal feeling or bias : detached, indifferent <cold chronicles recorded by an outsider — Andrew Sarris>; also : impersonal, objective <cold facts> <cold reality> c : marked by sure familiarity :pat <had her lines cold weeks before opening night>.  3 conveying the impression of being cold: as a : depressing, gloomy <cold gray skies> b : cool.  4 a : marked by the loss of normal body heat <cold hands>; especially : dead b : giving the appearance of being dead : unconscious <passed out cold>.  5 a : having lost freshness or vividness : stale <dogs trying to pick up a cold scent> b : far off the mark : not close to finding or solving —used especially in children's games c : marked by poor or unlucky performance <the team's shooting turned cold in the second half> d : not prepared or suitably warmed up.

 

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