rovente

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin rubentem, present active participle of rubeō (“to be red; to become red”). Doublet of rubente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /roˈvɛn.te/ Rhymes: -ɛnte Hyphenation: ro‧vèn‧te === Adjective === rovente m or f by sense (plural roventi) red-hot Synonyms: arroventato, incandescente, infuocato, cocente, bollente, acceso reddening, rubescent Synonyms: rosseggiante, (poetic) rubente, (literary) rubescente burning Synonym: infuocato un dolore rovente ― a burning pain (figurative, by extension) very hot; sweltering Synonym: torrido un'estate rovente ― a sweltering summer fiery, barbed, pointed parole roventi ― fiery words very tense or agitated un'atmosfera rovente ― an agitated atmosphere ==== Derived terms ==== arroventare roventare roventino === Further reading === rovente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === vetrone