Difference between Torrid and Hot

What is the difference between Torrid and Hot?

Torrid as an adjective is very hot and dry. while Hot as an adjective is of an object, having a high temperature.

Torrid

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Very hot and dry. Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate. Full of difficulty.

Hot

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of an object, having a high temperature.Of the weather, causing the air to be hot.Of a person or animal, feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.Feverish.Of food, spicy.Stolen.Electrically chargedRadioactive.Of a person, very physically or sexually attractive.Popular; in demand.Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

Example sentence: People were saying that David Geffen and I had gotten married and it just blew me away. Not that they thought I was gay, but that they thought I could land a guy that hot.

We hope you now know whether to use Torrid or Hot in your sentence.

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