torridity
ɪd, ˈtɒr- 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
Synonyms
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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torrid (ˈtɒrɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | so hot and dry as to parch or scorch |
| 2. | arid or parched |
| 3. | highly charged emotionally: a torrid love scene |
| [C16: from Latin torridus, from torrēre to scorch] | |
| tor'ridity | |
| —n | |
| 'torridness | |
| —n | |
| 'torridly | |
| —adv | |
| torrid (ˈtɒrɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | so hot and dry as to parch or scorch |
| 2. | arid or parched |
| 3. | highly charged emotionally: a torrid love scene |
| [C16: from Latin torridus, from torrēre to scorch] | |
| tor'ridity | |
| —n | |
| 'torridness | |
| —n | |
| 'torridly | |
| —adv | |
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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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