torridity

noun

tor·​rid·​i·​ty tȯˈridətē 

täˈr-, 

-idətē, 

-i

plural -es

: torridness

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin torriditat-, torriditas, from Latin torridus torrid + -itat-, -itas -ity

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