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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tor•rid /ˈtɔrɪd, ˈtɑr-/USA pronunciation adj. - exposed to the effects of parching heat of the sun:The torrid zone was hot all year.
- extremely hot, parching, or burning, as climate or air:a torrid summer day.
- passionate:a torrid love affair.
tor•rid•i•ty/tɔˈrɪdɪti/USA pronunciation tor•rid•ness, n. [uncountable] tor•rid•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tor•rid (tôr′id, tor′-),USA pronunciation adj. - subject to parching or burning heat, esp. 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.
- Latin torridus dried up, parched, equivalent. to torr(ēre) to parch, burn (see torrent, thirst) + -idus -id4
- 1580–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tropical.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scorching, fiery.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arctic.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frigid.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cool.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: torrid /ˈtɒrɪd/ adj - so hot and dry as to parch or scorch
- arid or parched
- highly charged emotionally: a torrid love scene
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin torridus, from torrēre to scorchtorˈridity, ˈtorridness n ˈtorridly adv |