torrent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a heavy rain
  2. noun a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
  3. noun an overwhelming number or amount

Etymology

Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, pelter, soaker

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