Calid

Calid is an archaic adjective describing something intensely hot, burning, or characterized by significant warmth, often used in a poetic or literary context. It evokes a sense of fervent heat, whether literal or metaphorical, and suggests a powerful, almost overwhelming, warmth. It is less commonly used in modern English, replaced by more common synonyms such as 'hot' or 'warm.' The word carries a sense of intensity, implying heat that is beyond comfort and approaches a scorching level.

Calid meaning with examples

• The calid summer sun beat down upon the parched earth, baking the fields and causing the crops to wither under its intense, unrelenting heat. The air itself seemed to shimmer and dance, reflecting the powerful, fiery rays. This relentless warmth was a harbinger of drought.
• A calid breath escaped the dragon's nostrils as it prepared to unleash its fiery wrath upon the encroaching knights, its scales shimmering with a radiant, almost unbearable, glow. The ground trembled, anticipating the onslaught of the dragon's scorching breath.
• Lost in the desert, the explorer described the calid air as stifling. The explorer felt the desert heat radiating from the sand, each gust of wind carrying the intense, suffocating temperature, as the sun relentlessly burned the dry landscape.
• The poet employed calid imagery to describe the fervor of their love, likening it to a burning flame that consumed them, leaving them feeling both scorched and invigorated by its all-consuming, passionate embrace. It was an unrestrained warmth.