white-hot

American  

[hwahyt-hot, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˈhɒt, ˈwaɪt- /

adjective

1. extremely hot.

2. showing white heat.

3. exceedingly enthusiastic, ardent, angry, devoted, etc.; impassioned; perfervid.

   a fierce, white-hot loyalty to the king.

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white-hot British  

adjective

1. at such a high temperature that white light is emitted

2. informal in a state of intense emotion

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Etymology

Origin of white-hot

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

And sometimes there has been a higher purpose to these arguments: occasionally, from the white-hot furnace of debate, truth can emerge.

From BBC

I felt white-hot anger bubble up inside me at the future version of myself who had let this happen.

From Literature

Unlike the World Cup circuit, which draws on-site crowds but a tiny global audience, the Games create a white-hot spotlight pointed directly at her.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a white-hot moment they were engulfed in flames, and Akira had the sense that every inch of her was on fire.

From Literature

With only one top-flight club, Paris had stood as an outlier among major European cities, where white-hot rivalries break along lines of class, geography, and political leaning.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• ardent
• fervent
• fierce
• fiery
• heated
• intense
• passionate
• rousing
• sentimental
• stirring