hotness

hotness
noun
1. the presence of heat (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑heat, ↑high temperature
Ant: ↑coldness
Derivationally related forms: ↑heat (for: ↑heat), ↑hot
Hypernyms: ↑temperature
Hyponyms:
2. a state of sexual arousal
Syn: ↑horniness, ↑hot pants
Derivationally related forms: ↑hot, ↑horny (for: ↑horniness)
Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
Hypernyms: ↑sexual arousal
3. a hot spiciness
Syn: ↑pepperiness
Derivationally related forms: ↑hot
Hypernyms: ↑spiciness, ↑spice, ↑spicery

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  • hotness — noun see hot I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • hotness — noun The condition of being hot …   Wiktionary

  • hotness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Intense warmth: fervor, heat, torridity, torridness. See HOT …   English dictionary for students

  • hotness — hot·ness || hÉ‘tnɪs / hÉ’tnɪs n. warmth, heat …   English contemporary dictionary

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