torrid

tor·rid

 (tôr′ĭd, tŏr′-)

adj. tor·rid·er, tor·rid·est

1.

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.

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

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tor·rid′i·ty, tor′rid·ness n.

tor′rid·ly 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]

torˈridity, ˈtorridness n

ˈtorridly adv

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.

Thesaurus

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.

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

passionnétorride

ástríîufullurbrennheitur; hitabeltis-

torridointenso

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

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

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). baie warm شَديد الحَرارَه жарък tórrido vyprahlý heiß hed τροπικός, πολύ ζεστός tórrido kõrvetavalt palav بسیار گرم و خشک paahtava tor- ride לוֹהֵט बहुत गरम tropski, vrući forró (égövi) panas brennheitur; hitabeltis- torrido 焼けつくような 태는 듯이 뜨거운 karštas, kaitrus tropu josla terik tropischstekende het, glovarmupalny ټكند، تود، ډېر تود، سوځوونكى، تود او وچ tórrido torid тропический vyprahnutý vroč (pas) žarki torr, förtorkad, solstekt, het ที่ร้อนจนทำให้แห้งเกรียมได้ (ใช้กับอากาศ) kızgın 炎熱的 тропічний; пекучий, спекотний بہت گرم rất nóng 极热的，热带的

2. passionate. a torrid love affair. smeulend عاطِفي пламенен ardente žhavý heiß hed φλογερός, παθιασμένοςapasionado, ardiente kirglik پرشور kiihkeä passionné לוֹהֵט भाव युक्त vatren, strastven perzselő bernafsu ástríðufullur appassionato, ardente 熱烈な 열렬한 karštas, aistringas kaismīgs; kvēls penuh berahi hartstochtelijklidenskapelig, glødendegorący او وچ ardente fierbinte, pasional страстный vášnivý strasten strastven passionerad, het ที่มีอารมณ์รุนแรง (โดยเฉพาะเรื่องทางเพศ) ateşli, ihtiraslı 熱情的，狂熱的 гарячий, палкий پرجوش say đắm 热烈的，热情洋溢的，狂热的