hot air

hot A·ïr

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hot ah-eer]
- /hɒt ˈɑ ɪər/
- /hɒt eə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot ah-eer]
- /hɒt ˈɑ ɪər/

Definitions of hot air words

noun hot air empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing: His report on the company's progress was just so much hot air. 1
noun hot air air that has been heated 1
noun hot air empty boasting 1
uncountable noun hot air If you say that someone's claims or promises are just hot air, you are criticizing them because they are made mainly to impress people and have no real value or meaning. 0
noun hot air empty and usually boastful talk 0
noun hot air empty or pretentious talk or writing 0

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Origin of hot air

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45 for literal sense

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Parts of speech for Hot air

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hot air popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for hot air

noun hot air

big talk — bragging or boasting talk
bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
gas — GNU assembler
wind — the act of winding.
blah-blah-blah — and so on; and so forth.

All 5 Synonyms of hot air