Antonyms for tropical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : trop-i-kuh l for 1–4, 6; troh-pi-kuh l for 5
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1–4, 6; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5


Definition of tropical

Origin :
  • 1520s, "pertaining to the celestial tropics," from tropic + -al (1). In reference to the torrid zones of the earth, from 1690s.
  • adj warm and humid
Example sentences :
  • Winter lasts eight months, and the short summer is tropical.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The tropical forms all disappear in these zones, as the equatorial do in the tropical zones.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • During the first invasion the fighting had been under a tropical sun.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • The climate is tropical, and malaria, with its fever and ague, is prevalent.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • Where do you suppose I'm to find him, the gorgeous, tropical anomaly?'
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
  • In this famous hot-house are the rarest palms and tropical plants.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • For all heed he paid to it the sky might have been of a tropical blue.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The coastline was just ahead: green with a lush, tropical vegetation.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • In short, he expected me to have to fight a probable return of tropical illness.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
  • His practice was to wear on his head, in that tropical climate, a mangy fur cap.
  • Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for tropical

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