white-hot

[ hwahyt-hot, wahyt- ]

adjective

1. extremely hot.
2. showing white heat.
3. exceedingly enthusiastic, ardent, angry, devoted, etc.; impassioned; perfervid:

   a fierce, white-hot loyalty to the king.

white-hot

adjective

1. at such a high temperature that white light is emitted
2. informal.
   in a state of intense emotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of white-hot¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Related Words

• ardent
• fervent
• fierce
• fiery
• heated
• intense
• passionate
• rousing
• sentimental
• stirring