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Synonyms for torrid

Most common

hot scorching fiery fervent scorched arid

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Very hot and dry.

  2. adj. 2

    Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.

    a torrid love scene in a film or novel

Related words

Word family
torridity torrent
Phrases
torrid zone

Example sentences

  • fiery In each of us there lives the fiery soul of a warrior.
  • scorching How long until we can escape this scorching heat?
  • fervent He was a fervent follower of Bouteflika.
  • sultry There is often sultry weather in summer.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
torridrising
fieryrising
scorchingrising
ferventrising
fervidsteady
sultryrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hot1
4 letters
arid2
5 letters
fiery3
6 letters
heated2, hearty2, ardent2, sultry2, fervid2
7 letters
burning2, flaming2, fervent2, parched1
8 letters
scorched1, broiling2, parching
9 letters
scorching2, perfervid
10 letters
passionate3
11 letters
impassioned3
12 letters
enthusiastic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arid2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
torride
Italiano
torrido
Español
tórrido
Deutsch
heiß