torrid C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɔɹɪd/ UK /ˈtɒɹɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #39542 Meanings 1 adj emotionally charged and vigorously energetic A torrid dance. Thesaurus Synonyms baking ↔ Opposites frigid Word family Derived forms torridlytorridness Related forms toasttorrent Etymology From Latin torridus, from torreō (“parch, scorch”). *ters- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # torrid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɔɹɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɒɹɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 39542 ## Meanings 1. emotionally charged and vigorously energetic ## Examples - A torrid dance. ## Synonyms - baking ## Antonyms - frigid ## Derived Forms - torridly - torridness ## Related Forms - toast - torrent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ters- ## Etymology From Latin torridus, from torreō (“parch, scorch”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown