torridity

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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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torridity - extreme heat

high temperature, hotness, heat - the presence of heat

torridity

noun

Intense warmth:

fervor, heat, hotness, torridness.

Translations

caldo torrido

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