torrid

tor·rid

adjective \ˈtȯr-əd, ˈtär-\

Definition of TORRID

1

a : parched with heat especially of the sun : hot <torrid sands>

b : giving off intense heat : scorching

2

: ardent, passionate <torrid love letters>

— tor·rid·i·ty \tȯ-ˈri-də-tē\ noun

— tor·rid·ly \ˈtȯr-əd-lē, ˈtär-\ adverb

— tor·rid·ness noun

Examples of TORRID

1. The team had a torrid time trying to score.
2. <the dry, torrid summers in southern Arizona>

Origin of TORRID

Latin torridus, from torrēre

First Known Use: 1545

Related to TORRID

Synonyms

ardent, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, piping hot, red, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sultry, superheated, sweltering, hot, ultrahot, white-hot

Antonyms

algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy

Related Words

blazing, glowing, igneous, molten, seething, sizzling; heated, overheated, reheated, warmed; snug, toasty, warm, warmish; feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed); canicular, muggy, steamy, summerlike, summery, tropical

Near Antonyms

chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, nippy, snappy; blizzardly, frosty, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, wintry (also wintery); chilled, cooled, refrigerated, unheated; benumbed, numb, shivering

Rhymes with TORRID

florid, horrid