Hot-natured
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hot-natured is an adjective meaning (traditional Chinese medicine) Associated with Yang; stimulating or inflammatory.
Meaning
(traditional Chinese medicine) Associated with Yang; stimulating or inflammatory.
More Meanings
- Highly sensitive to hot temperatures and preferring cold temperatures.
- Highly emotional and impulsive.
- (horticulture) Thriving in hotter environments; tropical or semitropical.
Example Sentences
Some people are hot-natured; some are cold-natured. Whoever has the thermostat controls the temperature.
A cold-natured herb is different from a cool-natured one only in degree; so is a warm-natured herb different from a hot-natured herb.
A Tai-yang state is one in which hot-natured reactions take place at the outside region of the body— that is, headache, fever, or chilliness.
I'm just naturally hot-natured. I only used it that once, and it was with the sheets and comforter straight out of the dryer, so the blanket is clean and like brand-new.
Antonyms for hot-natured
Common opposites include cold-natured.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include calorigenic, hydrothermal, hyperthermal, hyperthermic, temperatural, thermotic.
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