torrid

[ tawr-id, tor- ]
/ ˈtɔr ɪd, ˈtɒr- /
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adjective

subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.
ardent; passionate: a torrid love story.

Origin of torrid

1580–90; < Latin torridus dried up, parched, equivalent to torr(ēre) to parch, burn (see torrent, thirst) + -idus -id4

OTHER WORDS FROM torrid

Words nearby torrid

torreón, torricelli, torricelli's law, torricellian tube, torricellian vacuum, torrid, torrid zone, torrify, torrijos herrera, torrington, torsade

Words related to torridity

fever, fervor, sultriness, hotness, warmth, incandescence, warmness, calefaction, swelter

British Dictionary definitions for torridity

torrid
/ (ˈtɒrɪd) /

adjective

so hot and dry as to parch or scorch
arid or parched
highly charged emotionally a torrid love scene

Derived forms of torrid

torridity or torridness, noun torridly, adverb

Word Origin for torrid

C16: from Latin torridus, from torrēre to scorch

Scientific definitions for torridity

torrid
[ tôr′ĭd ]

Parched with the heat of the sun.