sultriness

sul·try

 (sŭl′trē)

adj. sul·tri·er, sul·tri·est

1.

a. Very humid and hot: sultry July weather.

b. Extremely hot; torrid: the sultry sands of the desert.

2.

a. Expressing sexual desire: a sultry look.

b. Arousing sexual desire: a sultry dance.

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[From obsolete sulter, to swelter, possibly alteration of swelter.]

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sul′tri·ly adv.

sul′tri·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sultriness - oppressively hot and humid weather hot weather - a period of unusually high temperatures
	2.	sultriness - the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire; "the sultriness of her look was unmistakable"; "the sultriness of lust was in the air" oomph, sex appeal, desirability, desirableness - attractiveness to the opposite sex

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Translations

عاطِفِيَّه، سُرْعَة الغَضَب

dusnostparnost

sensualitet

Schwüle

tikkasztóság

molla

afacalura

lummerhet

dusnosťspara

boğuculuk

狂暴

sultriness

[ˈsʌltrɪnɪs] N

1. (= mugginess) → bochorno m, calor m sofocante

2. (= seductiveness) → sensualidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sultriness

n (lit) → Schwüle f; (fig) → Heißblütigkeit f; (of look) → Glut f

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sultry

(ˈsaltri) adjective

1. (of weather) hot but cloudy, and likely to become stormy. broeierig حار وغائِم зноен pesado dusný schwül lummer υγρός και αποπνικτικός (για καιρό) bochornoso, sofocante lämbe شرجي painostava étouffant חָם וְלָח गर्म, उमसदार sparan, omaran fülledt panas berawan mollulegur, heitur og rakur afoso 暑くるしい 찌는 듯이 더운 tvankus tveicīgs melengas zwoellummer, trykkendeparny دوپ، دوبجن pesado înăbu­şitor знойный; душный dusný soparen sparan kvav, kvalmig, tryckande ที่ร้อนอบอ้าว boğucu 悶熱的 такий, що припікає; душний حبس والا موسم oi bức, ngột ngạt 闷热的

2. (of a person, especially a woman) passionate. broeierig عاطِفي، سَريع الغَضَب страстен ardente vášnivý heftig sensuel αισθησιακός, παθιασμένος apasionado/a, ardiente; sensual särtsakas, keevaline شهواني tulinen sensuel חוּשָנִית कामोत्तेजक vruć, žestok heves bernafsu ástríðufullur focoso, passionale 情熱的な (특히 여성이) 정열적인 aistringas, karštas kaislīgs; karstasinīgs cantik dan mengghairahkan zwoelsensuellnamiętny, ognisty شهوانی ardente senzual, pasional страстный vášnivý pohoten strastven häftig, het ซึ่งกระตุ้นอารมณ์ ateşli 易激動的 пристрасний, палкий پُر شہوت đầy nhục cảm 易激动的

ˈsultriness noun

broeierigheid عاطِفِيَّه، سُرْعَة الغَضَب зной mormaço dusno, parno die Schwüle sensualitet αισθησιασμός bochorno; cualidad de apasionado/ardiente/sensual lämbus, keevalisus به حالت شهواني helteisyys chaleur étouffanteחושניות उमसता, कामोत्तेजकता sparina, zapara fülledtség; tikkasztóság cuaca panas berawan molla afa; passionalità 暑くるしさ 찌는 듯이 무더움 tvankumas tveice; tveicīgums; kaislīgums cantik dan mengghairahkan zwoelheidlummerhet; sensualitetnamiętność, uwodzicielskość په شهوانی حالت کی mormaço căldură sufocantă знои; духота dusnosť, spara soparnost strastvenost kvavhet ความร้อนอบอ้าว; ความเย้ายวนใจ boğuculuk 狂暴 духота, задуха گرمی اور امس sự oi bức, tính đầy nhục cảm 狂暴

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