[f. prec. + -ITY, corresp. to a L. type *torriditās.] The state, condition, or quality of being torrid; intense heat.
1801. Edinburgh Advertiser, 25 Sept., 6/3. The weather a few days before had been variable, and changed repeatedly from a scorching torridity to a chilling frigidity.
1846. in Worcester.
1890. Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, 23 June, heading. Torridity likely to continue for the coming 24 hours.
1901. Wide World Mag., VIII. 131/1. There is no relief by night from the torridity of the daylight hours.
