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warm-blooded

warm-blood·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wawrm bluhd-id]
    • /wɔrm ˈblʌd ɪd/
    • /wɔːm blʌd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawrm bluhd-id]
    • /wɔrm ˈblʌd ɪd/

Definitions of warm-blooded word

  • adjective warm-blooded Also, endothermic. designating or pertaining to animals, as mammals and birds, whose blood ranges in temperatures from about 98° to 112°F (37° to 44°C) and remains relatively constant, irrespective of the temperature of the surrounding medium; homoiothermal. 1
  • adjective warm-blooded ardent, impetuous, or passionate: young and warm-blooded valor. 1
  • adjective warm-blooded having constant body temperature 1
  • adjective warm-blooded A warm-blooded animal, for example a bird or a mammal, has a fairly high body temperature which does not change much and is not affected by the surrounding temperature. 0
  • adjective warm-blooded ardent, impetuous, or passionate 0
  • adjective warm-blooded (of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings 0

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Origin of warm-blooded

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Warm-blooded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

warm-blooded popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Antonyms for warm-blooded

adj warm-blooded

  • cold-blooded — Someone who is cold-blooded does not show any pity or emotion.
  • hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.

adjective warm-blooded

  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.

Top questions with warm-blooded

  • what are warm-blooded animals?

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