sultry

Meanings

• adjective

  having or suggesting a hot, humid atmosphere, especially sexually.

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

close , muggy

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sultry
curry , Perry , quarry

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Variants

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sultrier , sultriest , sultrily , sultriness , sultrinesses , sultry

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Etymology

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From Old French sultré, from sulter, to sulk, from soule, soul + tré, intensifier, from treten, to tread. The word originally meant 'damp, sulky' and came to be associated with the hot, heavy atmosphere of a sultry day.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'sultry' comes from the Old French word 'sultré', which originally meant 'damp' or 'sulky'.

2. In poetry, the term 'sultry night' is often used to describe a romantic, sensual setting.

3. The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in the Libyan Desert, where the temperature reached 136.4°F (58°C) on September 13, 1922.

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Related Concepts

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1. heat wave: A prolonged period of excessively hot and humid weather.

2. tropical climate: A climate characterized by high temperatures and high humidity year-round.

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Quotes

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1. In the one Manet Stephen owned, Young Woman Reclining in Spanish Costume (1862–1863), the plump young model provokes us with her "sultry" gaze, her awkward semi-recumbent position, her casually defiant cross-dressing in a male torero's shiny trousers, and the come-hither implication of her highlighted hands …

   - John Updike,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},5 Oct. 2006

2. As the fireflies entertain humans all summer long with a magical light show, they are actually cruising the "sultry" nights in search of love. "Male fireflies fly around flashing their advertisement," says evolutionary ecologist Sara Lewis of Tufts, one of the authors of the study, which appeared in the journal {it}Science{/it} recently.

   - Betsy Mason,{it}Orlando Sentinel{/it},22 July 2001

3. In an age when the gangsta rapper is king and pubescent boy and girl groups rule the charts with a tough … version of adolescent bubble-gum pop, Toni Braxton is an anomaly. Her "sultry" good looks, rich, husky contralto and ability to deliver a line with such mature conviction make her seem older, more experienced than her 26 years.

   - Gordon Chambers,{it}Essence{/it},April 1994

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'sultry' is often used to describe the hot, heavy atmosphere of a romantic setting. In music, sultry vocals can be used to convey sensuality and passion. In art, sultry scenes can depict the languid, luscious beauty of a hot summer day.

How to Memorize "sultry"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a hot, humid day where the air is heavy with moisture. Visualize the way the leaves on the trees sway gently in the breeze, and the way the sun casts long shadows on the ground.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sultry' with the feeling of being enveloped in a hot, heavy atmosphere, such as the feeling of being in a steamy sauna or a tropical rainforest.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sultry Sun' to remember the definition of the word. Sultry means having or suggesting a hot, humid atmosphere, just like the sun on a hot summer day.

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