SULTRINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sultriness mean? 

• SULTRINESS (noun)
  The noun SULTRINESS has 2 senses:

1. oppressively hot and humid weather

2. the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire

  Familiarity information: SULTRINESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SULTRINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oppressively hot and humid weather

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("sultriness" is a kind of...):

hot weather (a period of unusually high temperatures)

Derivation:

sultry (characterized by oppressive heat and humidity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the sultriness of lust was in the air

Hypernyms ("sultriness" is a kind of...):

desirability; desirableness; oomph; sex appeal (attractiveness to the opposite sex)

Derivation:

sultry (sexually exciting or gratifying)