What is the difference between handsome and hot?
handsome | hot | Synonyms |
(obsolete, said of things and people) Dexterous; skillful
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(of a man) Visually attractive; pleasant looking.
(of a woman) Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate.
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Generous or noble in character
Ample; moderately large.
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Having a good appearance
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(obsolete) To render handsome.
Of an object, having a high temperature.
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*:There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs;.
Of the weather, causing the air to be hot.
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Of a person or animal, feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
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Feverish.
Of food, spicy.
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(lb) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
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Stolen.
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(lb) Electrically charged
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(lb) Radioactive.
(lb) Of a person, very physically or sexually attractive.
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Sexual; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
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Popular; in demand.
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Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
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Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
*1938 , Harold M. Sherman, "Shooting Stars," Boys' Life (March 1938), Published by Boy Scouts of America, p.5:
*:"Keep going! You're hot tonight!" urged Wally.
*2002 , Peter Krause & Andy King, Play-By-Play Golf, First Avenue Editions, p.55:
*:The ball lands on the fairway, just a couple of yards in front of the green. "Nice shot Sarah! You're hot today!" Jenny says.
Fresh; just released.
*1960 , Super Markets of the Sixties: Findings, recommendations.- v.2. The plans and sketches, Super Market Institute, p.30:
*:A kid can stand in the street and sell newspapers, if the headlines are hot .
*2000 , David Cressy, Travesties and transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England: tales of discord and dissension, Oxford University Press, p.34:
*:Some of these publications show signs of hasty production, indicating that they were written while the news was hot .
Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
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To heat; to make or become hot.
To become lively or exciting.
Handsome is a synonym of hot.
As adjectives the difference between handsome and hot
is that handsome is (obsolete) dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons while hot is of an object, having a high temperature.As verbs the difference between handsome and hot
is that handsome is (obsolete) to render handsome while hot is to heat, or to become hot.handsome
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Adjective
(en-adj)- a handsome' man; a ' handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
- a handsome style, etc.
- Handsome' is as ' handsome does.
- a handsome salary
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