tor·rid

(tôr′ĭd, tŏr′-)

adj. tor·rid·er, tor·rid·est

a. Parched with the heat of the sun; intensely hot: a torrid afternoon.

b. Scorching; burning: the torrid noonday sun.

2. Passionate; ardent: a torrid love scene.

3. Hurried; rapid: set a torrid pace; torrid economic growth.

[Latin torridus, from torrēre, to parch; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

tor·rid′i·ty, tor′rid·ness n.

tor′rid·ly adv.

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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]

torˈridity, ˈtorridness n

ˈtorridly adv

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tor•rid

(ˈtɔr ɪd, ˈtɒr-)

adj.

1. subject to parching or burning heat, esp. of the sun, as a geographical area.

2. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.

3. ardent; passionate: a torrid love story.

[1580–90; < Latin torridus dried up, parched =torr(ēre) to parch, burn + -idus -id⁴]

tor•rid′i•ty, tor′rid•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	torrid - characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
	2.	torrid - emotionally charged and vigorously energetic; "a torrid dance"; "torrid jazz bands"; "hot trumpets and torrid rhythms" hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
	3.	torrid - extremely hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert" hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

torrid

adjective

1. hot, tropical, burning, dry, boiling, flaming, blistering, stifling, fiery, scorched, scorching, sizzling, arid, sultry, sweltering, parched, parching, broiling the torrid heat of a Spanish summer

2. passionate, intense, sexy (informal), hot, flaming, erotic, ardent, steamy (informal), fervent He is locked in a torrid affair with a mystery older woman.

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torrid

adjective

1. Marked by much heat:

ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sultry, sweltering.

2. Fired with intense feeling:

ardent, blazing, burning, dithyrambic, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, hot-blooded, impassioned, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, scorching.

Translations

شَديد الحَرارَهعاطِفي

vyprahlýžhavý

hed

heiß

tórrido

passionné torride

ástríîufullurbrennheitur; hitabeltis-

torrido intenso

kaitrus

kaismīgskarstskvēlstropu josla

stekende het

ateşliihtiraslıkızgın

极热的热带的热情洋溢的热烈的狂热的

torrid

[ˈtɒrɪd] ADJ

1. (= hot and dry) [climate, heat, sun] → tórrido

2. (= passionate) [love affair, romance] → tórrido, apasionado

3. (= very difficult) to have a torrid time (Brit) → pasar las de Caín, sufrir lo indecible

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

torrid

[ˈtɒrɪd] adj

[weather] → torride

[affair] → torride

torrid

adj (lit, fig) → heiß; heat, air, sun → sengend; to have a torrid time (= stressful) → eine anstrengende Zeit durchmachen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

torrid

[ˈtɒrɪd] adj (liter) → torrido/a (fig) → denso/a di passione

torrid

(ˈtorid) adjective

1. very hot. the torrid zone (= the area of the world on either side of the equator).

2. passionate. a torrid love affair.