hot-bloodedness

noun

Definition of hot-bloodednessnext
as in obsession

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot-bloodedness
  1. obsession
  2. zeal
  3. fever
  4. infatuation
  5. fanaticism
  6. excitement
  7. zest
  8. mania
Noun
  • Is this tied in at all with Rob’s obsession with historical accuracy?
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
  • To dismiss concerns about it as some kind of partisan obsession.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of obsession
Noun
  • Nations blessed with abundant low-cost energy are leveraging this newfound advantage and crafting policies to attract AI investments with the zeal once reserved for manufacturing.
    Azeem Azhar, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Taft’s lieutenants undertook their task with zeal, especially in the State Department.
    Laura Ellyn Smith / Made by History, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of zeal
Noun
  • On Tuesday, January 7, the 40-year-old former Fashion Police co-host took to her Instagram Story to share her health struggles, revealing a 100-degree fever.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Before departure, during an unexpected night apart, vaccine side effects strike —fevers, fainting and hallucinations.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of fever
Noun
  • Eggers' interpretation stars Depp—daughter of actor Johnny Depp and singer, model and actor Vanessa Paradis—as Ellen Hutter in this tale of a haunted young woman and the vampire who has an infatuation with her.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • New designs of planes are always in the news and people across the globe have always had an infatuation with airplanes.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of infatuation
Noun
  • As the moon and Mars clash, passion mutates into fanaticism.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • There was no escaping those levels of fanaticism, even in media areas.
    Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
Definition of fanaticism
Noun
  • Kamiya's feelings are understandable, as leakers often kill any excitement for product reveals while derailing the plans of marketing departments.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • However, this week’s surge showcases the underlying excitement from investors as Trump readies for his second term.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of excitement
Noun
  • The finish is long and sweet, with lingering herbal, earthy, orange zest and mild pepper notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • More international fare Whole Foods expects more snacks and packaging to come with a foreign zest, such as mango sticky rice chips, plantain tostones and chile-crunch edamame oil and nut mixes.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of zest
Noun
  • Foreman theater answered this call by creating dreamscapes that eluded our intellect’s mania for control.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • At the height of her mania, Flaherty rose at 4 a.m. to write.
    Molly Young, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of mania
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