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torrid

/ˈtɒɹɪd/US/ˈtɔɹɪd/

torrid adjective: very hot and dry.

Adjective

torrid (comparative torrider, superlative torridest)

  1. Very hot and dry.
  2. Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.
    • a torrid love scene in a film or novel
    • It was left to the famed Greek philosopher, Plato, writing some two hundred years later, to bring out the torrid details of these kinky islanders.2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 36
  3. (UK) Full of difficulty.
    • Tomás O'Leary had a torrid time behind the forwards, fumbling on the floor, hesitant with his kicks.2010 January 24, Eddie Butler, “"Rugby must beware leaping from the lenient to draconian over gouging"”, in The Guardian
  4. (US) [of a streak, form, etc.] Good; impressive; hot.
    • But thanks to a torrid stretch that started in mid-June, the Yankees have regained first place in the A.L. East and built the largest division lead — nine games ahead of the second-place Tampa Bay Rays — in the league.2019 July 22, James Wagner, “Yankees Face Another A.L. Powerhouse in the Twins”, in The New York Times, page B11

torrid meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog

torrid in Urdu

گرم و خشک, سخت گرم

torrid in Malayalam

അതിചൂടുളള, വികാരോഷ്മളമായ, തീവ്രാവേശം നിറഞ്ഞ, വരണ്ട

torrid in Kannada

ಉರಿಬಿಸಿಲಿನ, ವಿಪರೀತ ಸೆಖೆಯ, ಅತ್ಯುಷ್ಣವಾದ, ಕಡುಬೇಗೆಯ, ಸುಡುವ, ಕಾವರದ

torrid in Tagalog

very hot and dry
maalingiing

Forms of torrid

comparativetorrider
superlativetorridest

Origin of torrid

From Latin torridus, from torreō (“parch, scorch”).

Words formed from torrid

Words that rhyme with torrid

Questions about torrid

What does torrid mean?
Torrid means very hot and dry.
What is torrid in Urdu?
Torrid in Urdu is گرم و خشک, سخت گرم. See Torrid meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is torrid?
Torrid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce torrid?
Torrid is pronounced /ˈtɒɹɪd/ (UK).

Words near torrid in the dictionary

  1. Torricellian tubes
  2. Torricellian vacuum
  3. Torricellis
  4. Torrico
  5. Torricos
  6. torrid
  7. torrid zone
  8. torrider
  9. torridest
  10. Torridge
  11. torridincolid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: torrid (page history and authors); torrid (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); torrid (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); torrid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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