Handsome vs. Hot

Handsomeadjective

(of people, things, etc) Having a good appearance; good-looking.

‘a handsome garment, house, tree, or horse’;

Hotadjective

(of an object) Having a high temperature.

‘He forgot the frying pan was hot, and dropped it suddenly.’;

Handsomeadjective

(of a man or boy) Visually attractive; pleasant looking, good-looking. Examples contradict label. Also, it seems to me that Austen uses "handsome" about women synonymously with "beautiful", so maybe that is an obsolete sense?

‘a handsome man’;

Hotadjective

(of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.

‘It is too hot to be outside.’; ‘It is hotter in summer than in winter.’;

Handsomeadjective

(of a woman) Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.

Hotadjective

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

‘I was so hot from being in the sun too long.’; ‘Aren't you hot with that thick coat on?’;

Handsomeadjective

Good, appealing, appropriate.

Hotadjective

(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.

‘Be careful, he has a hot temper and may take it out on you.’;

Handsomeadjective

(of weather) Fine, clear and bright.

Hotadjective

Feverish.

Handsomeadjective

Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.

‘a handsome style, etc.’;

Hotadjective

(of food) Spicy.

‘Before moving to India, I never ate hot food. The Indians love spicy food.’;

Handsomeadjective

Generous or noble in character.

‘Handsome is as handsome does.’;

Hotadjective

(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.

‘He's a hot young player, we should give him a trial.’;

Handsomeadjective

Ample; moderately large.

‘a handsome salary’;

Hotadjective

Stolen.

‘hot merchandise’;

Handsomeadjective

Dexterous; skillful.

Hotadjective

(incomparable) Electrically charged.

‘a hot wire’;

Handsomeverb

To render handsome.

Hotadjective

(informal) Radioactive.

Handsomeadjective

Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; - applied to things as persons.

‘That they [engines of war] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.’; ‘For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him.’;

Hotadjective

Very physically and/or sexually attractive.

‘That girl is hot!’;

Handsomeadjective

Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; - expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.

Hotadjective

(slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.

Handsomeadjective

Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc.

‘Easiness and handsome address in writing.’;

Hotadjective

(slang) Sexually aroused; horny.

Handsomeadjective

Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.

‘Handsome is as handsome does.’;

Hotadjective

Popular; in demand.

‘His new pickup is hot!’;

Handsomeadjective

Ample; moderately large.

‘He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money.’;

Hotadjective

Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

‘Am I warm yet? — You're hot!’;

Handsomeverb

To render handsome.

Hotadjective

Performing strongly; having repeated successes.

Handsomeadjective

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion;

‘a fine-looking woman’; ‘a good-looking man’; ‘better-looking than her sister’; ‘very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome’; ‘our southern women are well-favored’;

Hotadjective

Fresh; just released.

Handsomeadjective

given or giving freely;

‘was a big tipper’; ‘the bounteous goodness of God’; ‘bountiful compliments’; ‘a freehanded host’; ‘a handsome allowance’; ‘Saturday's child is loving and giving’; ‘a liberal backer of the arts’; ‘a munificent gift’; ‘her fond and openhanded grandfather’;

Hotadjective

Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.

Hotadjective

(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something

‘He was finished in a hot minute.’; ‘I dated him for a hot second.’;

Hotverb

(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.

Hotverb

(with up) To become lively or exciting.

Hot

imp. & p. p. of Hote.

Hotadjective

Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; - opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.

Hotadjective

Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.

‘Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful.’; ‘There was mouthing in hot haste.’;

Hotadjective

Lustful; lewd; lecherous.

Hotadjective

Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.

Hotadjective

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning;

‘hot stove’; ‘hot water’; ‘a hot August day’; ‘a hot stuffy room’; ‘she's hot and tired’; ‘a hot forehead’;

Hotadjective

characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense;

‘the fighting became hot and heavy’; ‘a hot engagement’; ‘a raging battle’; ‘the river became a raging torrent’;

Hotadjective

extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm;

‘a hot temper’; ‘a hot topic’; ‘a hot new book’; ‘a hot love affair’; ‘a hot argument’;

Hotadjective

(color) bold and intense;

‘hot pink’;

Hotadjective

sexually excited or exciting;

‘was hot for her’; ‘hot pants’;

Hotadjective

recently stolen or smuggled;

‘hot merchandise’; ‘a hot car’;

Hotadjective

very fast;

‘a blistering pace’; ‘got off to a hot start’; ‘in hot pursuit’; ‘a red-hot line drive’;

Hotadjective

wanted by the police;

‘a hot suspect’;

Hotadjective

performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy;

‘a hot drummer’; ‘he's hot tonight’;

Hotadjective

having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;

‘gingery Chinese food’; ‘hot peppers’; ‘hot curry’; ‘corn chips with peppery salsa’; ‘spicy tomato sauce’;

Hotadjective

very popular or successful;

‘one of the hot young talents’; ‘cabbage patch dolls were hot last season’;

Hotadjective

very unpleasant or even dangerous;

‘make it hot for him’; ‘in the hot seat’; ‘in hot water’;

Hotadjective

newest or most recent;

‘news hot off the press’; ‘red-hot information’;

Hotadjective

having or bringing unusually good luck;

‘hot at craps’; ‘the dice are hot tonight’;

Hotadjective

very good; often used in the negative;

‘he's hot at math but not so hot at history’;

Hotadjective

newly made;

‘a hot scent’;

Hotadjective

capable of quick response and great speed;

‘a hot sports car’;

Hotadjective

having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm;

‘hot for travel’;

Hotadjective

of a seeker; near to the object sought;

‘you're getting warm’; ‘hot on the trail’;

Hotadjective

having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity;

‘hot fuel rods’; ‘a hot laboratory’;

Hotadjective

charged or energized with electricity;

‘a hot wire’; ‘a live wire’;

Hotadjective

marked by excited activity;

‘a hot week on the stock market’;