hot-blooded
/'hɔt'blʌdid/
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Easily excited or passionate; prone to strong emotions, especially anger, love, or enthusiasm. This describes a person or creature with a fiery, impulsive, and intense temperament. 2. Characterized by or involving intense feeling or spirited action.
Usage
The adjective "hot-blooded" is used to describe a person's nature or behavior. It is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a hot-blooded youth) or after a linking verb like "be" or "seem" (e.g., He is very hot-blooded). It often carries a connotation of being quick-tempered, passionate, or romantic.
Examples
- He was a hot-blooded young man, always ready for an argument or a fight.
- The novel features a hot-blooded romance between the two main characters.
- She is too hot-blooded to remain calm during such a heated debate.
- The stallion was hot-blooded and difficult to control.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in a comparative or superlative form: "more hot-blooded," "the most hot-blooded."
- It can describe abstract concepts like a "hot-blooded response" or "hot-blooded loyalty," implying actions or feelings driven by intense emotion rather than cold logic.
Variants and Related Words
- Hot-bloodedness (noun): The quality or state of being hot-blooded.
- His hot-bloodedness often got him into trouble.
Different Meanings
The core meaning relates to temperament. It does not refer to physical body temperature, though it uses temperature metaphorically ("hot") to describe emotional intensity.
Synonyms
- Passionate
- Fiery
- Impetuous
- Excitable
- Temperamental
- Spirited
Antonyms
- Cold-blooded
- Dispassionate
- Calm
- Composed
- Unemotional
Idioms
- Hot under the collar: This idiom is related, meaning angry or agitated, which is a state a hot-blooded person might frequently experience.
- The unfair criticism made him hot under the collar.
Adjective
- prone to emotion
- hot-blooded Latin-Americans