warm-blooded

adjective

warm-blood·​ed ˈwȯrm-ˈblə-dəd 

1

: having warm blood

specifically : having a relatively high and constant internally regulated body temperature relatively independent of the surroundings

2

: fervent or ardent in spirit

warm-bloodedness noun

Synonyms

• ardent
• blazing
• burning
• charged
• demonstrative
• emotional
• fervent
• fervid
• feverish
• fiery
• flaming
• glowing
• hot-blooded
• impassioned
• incandescent
• intense
• passional
• passionate
• perfervid
• red-hot
• religious
• superheated
• torrid
• vehement
• warm

Examples of warm-blooded in a Sentence

a warm-blooded defense of everyone's right to free speech

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike true hibernation, which is seen in warm-blooded animals, brumation allows reptiles to significantly slow their metabolic processes while remaining somewhat reactive to their surroundings. —Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024

Flies deposit eggs on wounds or exposed tissue of warm-blooded animals, like livestock cattle. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

The legislation would amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that the existing standards set under federal law for the humane care, treatment, and exhibition of some warm-blooded animals are extended to cover additional warm blooded and cold-blooded animals. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, which typically infects warm-blooded animals, according to the CDC. —Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

warm-blooded

adjective

warm-blood·​ed

ˈwȯrm-ˈbləd-əd

1

: able to keep up a relatively high and constant body temperature that is mostly independent of that of the surrounding environment

birds and mammals are warm-blooded

2

: warm in feeling

warm-bloodedness noun

Medical Definition

warm-blooded

adjective

warm-blood·​ed ˈwȯrm-ˈbləd-əd 

: having warm blood

specifically : having a relatively high and constant body temperature relatively independent of the surroundings

warm-bloodedness noun