scorchingness

8.5

Very strong heat that makes the air and ground hot

noun
/ˈskɔːrʧɪŋnəs/

: abrasamiento

They sought shelter from the scorchingness of the afternoon sun under a large tree.

Examples

The scorchingness of the desert at noon made it almost impossible to travel.
During summer, the scorchingness of the pavement can hurt your feet.
No one could ignore the scorchingness that blanketed the city during the record-breaking heatwave.
The scorchingness of the desert sun can be unbearable.
The scorchingness of the pavement made it difficult to walk barefoot during the heat of midday.
During the heatwave, the scorchingness of the sun was too intense for outdoor activities.
They complained about the scorchingness of the temperature as they waited for the bus in the afternoon heat.

Synonyms

heat

vsscorchingness

583 1.0

A feeling of being hot or warm

is focused on extreme intensity rather than general warmth or temperature

hotness

vsscorchingness

1 1.4

How warm something is because of its temperature

is specifically about extreme intensity rather than general high temperature

torridity

vsscorchingness

9.6

Very hot weather that makes the air dry and uncomfortable

is the same in meaning but used more in formal or literary contexts

Antonyms

coolness

6 1.0

A light, pleasant cold in the air or shade

How Hot

blaze

70 3.5

scorchingness

8.5

heat

583 1.0

warmth

90 1.0

coolness

6 1.0

Surface Forms

scorchingness singular

scorchingnesses plural

Morphology

scorchingness = scorching (transparent) = scorch + ing + ness

Forming a noun from the adjective 'scorching' with the regular suffix '-ness' yields the clear meaning 'the state or quality of being scorching'.

Etymology

Scorchingness comes from the word scorch, which means 'to burn', plus the endings -ing and -ness that make a noun meaning 'the state of being'. So scorchingness simply means 'the state of being extremely hot', and you can remember it by picturing heat so strong it seems to burn things.