Definition of Torridness

1. n. The quality or state of being torrid or parched.

Definition of Torridness

1. Noun. The property of being torrid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Torridness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Torridness

torrentially
torrenting
torrents
torrentuous
torret
torrets
torreyite
torricellian
torrid zone
torrider
torridest
torridities
torridity
torridly
torridness
torridnesses
torrified
torrifies
torrify
torrifying
torril
torrils
torrock
torrocks
torroid
torrs
tors
torsade
torsade de pointes

Literary usage of Torridness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"Yet this let me say for the sister countries, that their torridness or frigidity is the result of circumstances ; that John is generous, willing, ..."

2. Bulletin of the Department of Labor by United States Dept. of Labor (1898)
"The only relief obtainable from the torridness of the summer months on the Upper Yukon, during which vegetation attains an almost tropical luxuriance, ..."

3. On Parody by Arthur Shadwell Martin (1896)
"Hot, hot, hot Is the blistering breath of June, And I would that my throat could utter An anti-torridness tune. O well for the Esquimau That he sits on a ..."

4. Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Guide to the Pacific Coast: Santa Fé Route by James William Steele (1890)
"The town is celebrated for a climate of almost unvarying torridness, for its surroundings of sandy and lava- strewn desolation, and its convenience as a ..."

5. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"The heat it is that achieves both miracles of beauty, and my climate, to speak for myself alone, has no friendly torridness for the ..."

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