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adjective
1.
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
2.
oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.
3.
ardent; passionate: a torrid love story.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin torridus dried up, parched, equivalent to torr(ēre) to parch, burn (see torrent, thirst) + -idus -id4
1580–90; < Latin torridus dried up, parched, equivalent to torr(ēre) to parch, burn (see torrent, thirst) + -idus -id4
Related forms
tor·rid·i·ty, tor·rid·ness, noun
tor·rid·ly, adverb
hy·per·tor·rid, adjective
hy·per·tor·rid·ly, adverb
hy·per·tor·rid·ness, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
1. tropical. 2. scorching, fiery.
1. tropical. 2. scorching, fiery.
Antonyms
1. arctic. 2. frigid. 3. cool.
1. arctic. 2. frigid. 3. cool.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| Main Entry: | torrid1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | extremely and unpleasantly hot; scorching |
| Etymology: | Latin torrere 'to dry with heat' |
| Main Entry: | torrid2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | intensely emotional; passionate |
| Etymology: | Latin torrere 'to dry with heat' |
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Word Origin & History
torrid
1586, in torrid zone "region of the earth between the tropics," from L. torrida zona, from fem. of torridus "dried with heat, scorching hot," from torrere "to parch," from PIE base *ters- "to dry" (see terrain). Sense of "very hot" is first attested 1611.
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torrid  (tôr'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
Parched with the heat of the sun. |
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