hotness

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noun

The condition of being hot, heat.

Similar
heathigh temperaturehorninesshot pantspepperiness
Opposite
coldness
OriginMiddle English hotnes ← Old English hātnes →
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Meanings

nounhotness (usually uncountable, plural hotnesses)

plural hotnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe condition of being hot, heat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe presence of heat

Similar
heathigh temperature
Opposite
coldness
Broader
temperature

nouna state of sexual arousal

Similar
horninesshot pants
Broader
sexual arousal

nouna hot spiciness

Similar
pepperiness
Broader
spicinessspicespicery
Also see
heathorninesshot pantspepperinessspiciness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhātnes“hotness, heat”
  2. Middle Englishhotnes
  3. Englishhotness

From Middle English hotnes, from Old English hātnes (“hotness, heat”), equivalent to hot + -ness.

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Translations

Spanish estuosidad
  • estuosidadThe condition of being hot
Cite this entry
APA

hotness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotness

MLA

“hotness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hotness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotness.

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