tropical

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
2. From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
3. (dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
4. Pertaining to tropical geometry.

Noun

A tropical plant.

Synonyms

tropic

figurative

metaphorical

stifling

torrid zone

metaphoric

mild

modal

ornate

passionate

peaceful

scorching

steamy

sultry

sweltering

torrid

tropical zone

tropics

tralatitious

hot zone

tropicality

tropical belt

tropic zone

translatitious

calm

tralaticious

equatorial

fervent

hot

🥵

involved

Translations

tropical

tropical

tropisch

tropical

tropicale

tropisch

τροπικός

tropical

tropique

إستوائي

tròpic

مداري

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/

Etymology

From tropic + -al.