scalding hot

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English scladeng hoot; equivalent to scalding +‎ hot. === Adjective === scalding hot (not comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scalding,‎ hot: very hot in a way that can scald, involving fluids (e.g., water, steam, gases). Synonym: scalding Antonyms: freezing cold, freezing, ice-cold, icy, stone cold; see also Thesaurus:cold Hypernym: hot Coordinate terms: (somewhat contrastive) smoking hot, baking hot; (more contrastive) lukewarm, tepid, cool Near-synonyms: steaming hot, steaming, boiling hot, piping hot; see also Thesaurus:hot (idiomatic, loosely) Extremely hot. Synonyms: scalding, steaming hot, steaming, boiling hot, piping hot, baking hot, smoking hot; see also Thesaurus:hot Antonyms: freezing cold, freezing, ice-cold, icy, stone cold; see also Thesaurus:cold Hypernym: hot Coordinate terms: lukewarm, tepid, cool ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “scalding” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “scalding” (US) / “scalding” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.