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red heat

red heat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red heet]
    • /rɛd hit/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red heet]
    • /rɛd hit/

Definitions of red heat words

  • noun red heat the temperature of a red-hot body. 1
  • noun red heat the condition of being red-hot. 1
  • noun red heat the temperature at which a substance is red-hot 0
  • noun red heat the state or condition of being red-hot 0
  • noun red heat the state of being at this temperature 0

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Origin of red heat

First appearance:

before 1680
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Red heat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

red heat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

red heat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for red heat

noun red heat

  • ardency — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
  • calenture — a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke
  • impetuosity — the quality or condition of being impetuous.
  • enthusiasm — Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
  • fieriness — The quality of being fiery.

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