torrid

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɹɪd/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑɹɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒɹɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɹɪd, -ɑɹɪd, -ɒɹɪd

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

3. (chiefly British) Full of difficulty.
   • 2010 January 24, Eddie Butler, “"Rugby must beware leaping from the lenient to draconian over gouging"”, in The Guardian:

     Tomás O'Leary had a torrid time behind the forwards, fumbling on the floor, hesitant with his kicks.

4. (chiefly US, sports) [of a streak, form, etc.] Good, impressive, hot
   • 2019 July 22, James Wagner, “Yankees Face Another A.L. Powerhouse in the Twins”, in The New York Times, page B11:

     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.

Usage notes

• Note that senses 3 and 4 have opposite connotation.

Derived terms

• torridly
• torridness

 

Compound words and expressions

• torrid zone

 

Related terms

• torrent
• toast

Translations

very hot and dry

• Bulgarian: жарък (bg) (žarǎk)
• Esperanto: varmega
• Finnish: polttava (fi), paahtava (fi), tulinen (fi)
• French: torride (fr)
• Georgian: პაპანაქება (ṗaṗanakeba)
• Hungarian: perzselő (hu), tűző (hu)
• Latin: torridus
• Maori: tūmārōhoehoe, tūmārōhoehoe
• Portuguese: tórrido (pt) m
• Russian: паля́щий (ru) (paljáščij)
• Spanish: tórrido (es)
• Tagalog: maalingiing
• Welsh: crasboeth (cy)

full of intense emotions...

• Bulgarian: горещ (bg) (gorešt)
• Finnish: palava (fi), intohimoinen (fi), kiihkeä (fi)
• French: torride (fr)
• Greek: αισθησιακός (el) (aisthisiakós)
• Hungarian: perzselő (hu), forró (hu)
• Portuguese: tórrido (pt) m
• Russian: горя́чий (ru) (gorjáčij), стра́стный (ru) (strástnyj), пы́лкий (ru) (pýlkij)
• Spanish: tórrido (es)

full of difficulty

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrɪd/

Verb

torrid

1. (literary) imperfect/conditional impersonal of torri

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
torrid	dorrid	nhorrid	thorrid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.