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warm-blooded

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Maintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature, regardless of the ambient temperature; endothermic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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adj

Meaning 2

Passionate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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adjective

Meaning 3

having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: cold-blooded

History

Etymology

From warm + blooded.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: темпераментен (temperamenten) — passionate
  • Finnish: kuumaverinen — passionate