Hot vs. Warm — What's the Difference?

Radioactive or designed to use radioactive materials.

(of a scent or trail) fresh; strong.

Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.

Of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature

Being at a high temperature.

Having or showing enthusiasm, affection, or kindness

Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable

(of a colour) containing red, yellow, or orange tones

Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy

Make or become warm

Charged or energized with electricity

A warm place or area

Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery

Short for British warm

Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager

Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot

(Informal) Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy

Having the natural heat of living beings

(Informal) Marked by excited activity or energy

Preserving or imparting heat

Violent; raging

Having or causing a sensation of unusually high body heat, as from exercise or hard work; overheated.

Sexually attractive.

Marked by enthusiasm; ardent

Sexually attracted; full of desire

Characterized by liveliness, excitement, or disagreement; heated

Sexually aroused.

Marked by or revealing friendliness or sincerity; cordial

Recently stolen

Loving; passionate

Wanted by the police

Excitable, impetuous, or quick to be aroused

Close to a successful solution or conclusion

Predominantly red or yellow in tone

Most recent; new or fresh

Recently made; fresh

Currently very popular or successful

Close to discovering, guessing, or finding something, as in certain games.

Requiring immediate action or attention

(Informal) Uncomfortable because of danger or annoyance

(Slang) Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative

To raise slightly in temperature; make warm

(Slang) Funny or absurd

To make zealous or ardent; enliven.

Performing with great skill and daring

To fill with pleasant emotions

Having or characterized by repeated successes

To become warm

Fast and responsive

To become ardent, enthusiastic, or animated

Unusually lucky

To become kindly disposed or friendly

(Music) Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation

A warming or heating.

Bold and bright.

Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.

In a hot manner; hotly.

Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.

While hot

Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.

(Informal) To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up

Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.

Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.

Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.

(of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.

(figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness

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

(archaic) Ardent, zealous.

Feverish.

Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous.

Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).

(archaic) Requiring arduous effort.

Electrically charged.

(transitive) To make or keep warm.

(informal) Radioactive.

(intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.

(figurative) Relating to excited emotions.

Sometimes in the form warm up To favour increasingly.

(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.

(intransitive) To become ardent or animated.

Very physically and/or sexually attractive.

(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.

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

To beat or spank.

(slang) Sexually aroused; randy.

To prepopulate (a cache) so that its contents are ready for other users.

Extremely attracted to.

(colloquial) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.

Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.

Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.

(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.

Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.

Popular; in demand.

Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.

Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.

Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable.

Performing strongly; having repeated successes.

Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.

Fresh; just released.

Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich.

Relating to danger or risk.

In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed.

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

Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; - said of colors, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds.

(slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.

To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment.

Stolen.

To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.

Not covered by funds on account.

To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer.

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

To become ardent or animated; as, the speake warms as he proceeds.

(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.

The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.

(of an electric musical instrument) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier.

Get warm or warmer;

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

Make warm or warmer;

Extremely fast or with great speed.

Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat;

Hotly, at a high temperature.

Psychologically warm; friendly and responsive;

Rapidly, quickly.

(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows;

(especially in the phrase "come in hot", "go in hot") While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).

Having or displaying warmth or affection;

To heat; to make or become hot.

Freshly made or left;

To become lively or exciting.

Easily aroused or excited;

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.

Characterized by strong enthusiasm;

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

Characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement;

Lustful; lewd; lecherous.

Uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble;

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

Of a seeker; near to the object sought;

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;

In a warm manner;

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

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

(color) bold and intense;

Sexually excited or exciting;

Recently stolen or smuggled;

Very fast;

Wanted by the police;

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

Having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;

Very popular or successful;

Very unpleasant or even dangerous;

Newest or most recent;

Having or bringing unusually good luck;

Very good; often used in the negative;

Newly made;

Capable of quick response and great speed;

Having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm;

Of a seeker; near to the object sought;

Having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity;

Charged or energized with electricity;

Marked by excited activity;