Meanings
adjectivecalorific (comparative more calorific, superlative most calorific)
comparative more calorific · superlative most calorific
- Relating to calories.
- USHigh in calories and thus likely fattening.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to or producing heat or other energy.
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adjectiveheat-generating
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Origin
- Latincalorificus
- Frenchcalorifique
- Englishcalorific
From French calorifique or Latin calorificus, from calor + -i- + -ficus.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kalorinen, runsaskalorinen
- kalorinenrelating to calories
- runsaskalorinenfood: high in calories
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with calorific
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
calorific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorific
MLA
“calorific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorific. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calorific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorific.
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