Hotness
/ˈhɒt.nəs/noun
The quality or state of being hot, or colloquially, strong physical attractiveness.
Did you know?Unlike words with occult origins, ‘hotness’ is a straightforward native English formation, but its root goes back to Proto-Germanic heat-words tied to literal burning, not beauty.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kayd-
“to heat, burn”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hātaz
“hot, warm”
Old English
English
hāt
“hot, warm”
Old English
English
-nys
“state, condition”
Middle English
English
hotnesse
“the state or quality of being hot”
Modern English
English
hotness
“the quality of being hot; attractiveness”