hothouse

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled hot-house

US /ˈhɑtˌhaʊs/ UK /ˈhɒtˌhaʊs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a heated greenhouse for growing delicate plants; a forcing environment

Orchids thrived in the moist warmth of the hothouse.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a heated greenhouse for... greenhouse conservatory glasshouse nurseryforcing-house

Word family

Related forms hot house

Etymology

A compound of hot (Old English hāt) + house (Old English hūs), denoting a heated building for cultivating delicate plants.

hāt Old English hūs Old English

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# hothouse

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɑtˌhaʊs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɒtˌhaʊs/

## Meanings
1. a heated greenhouse for growing delicate plants; a forcing environment

## Examples
- Orchids thrived in the moist warmth of the hothouse.

## Synonyms
- greenhouse
- conservatory
- glasshouse
- nursery
- forcing-house

## Related Forms
- hot
- house

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hāt
- Root: hūs

## Etymology
A compound of hot (Old English hāt) + house (Old English hūs), denoting a heated building for cultivating delicate plants.

## AI Etymology
Hothouse is a compound of hot (Old English hāt) + house (Old English hūs), denoting a heated building for cultivating delicate plants. The etymological trail includes Old English hāt and Old English hūs. As a noun, hothouse names a heated greenhouse for growing delicate plants; a forcing environment. The same family is visible in related forms such as hot and house. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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