tropicality

Lush, humid character

Tropicality is the quality or condition of being tropical—the characteristics associated with regions near the equator.

The term appears in climate science, ecology, and cultural studies: The tropicality of the region supports year-round agriculture.

It can also describe an aesthetic or atmosphere evoking tropical environments: The resort's design emphasized tropicality with palm fronds and bright colors.

climate

humidity

Moisture in atmosphere

precipitation · heat · rainfall · equatorial · muggy · steamy · sweltering · oppressive · balmy · sultry

vegetation

rainforest

Wet tropical woodland ecosystem

palms · ferns · canopy · undergrowth · foliage · flora · greenery · botanical · biodiversity · luxuriant

geography

equator

Midpoint circle of rotation

atoll · coral reef · volcanic · oceanic · maritime · Caribbean · Polynesian · Southeast Asian · Amazon · Congo

exotic

paradise

Ideal, blissful place

island · lagoon · beach · postcard · idyllic · unspoiled · faraway · vacation · honeymoon · hammock

fauna

toucan

Large-billed tropical bird

  • macawLarge neotropical parrot
  • parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
  • lemurMadagascan arboreal primate

monkey · sloth · jaguar · piranha · tree frog · gecko · iguana · cassowary · cockatoo · butterfly

Opposites
climatic zone

tropicalitypolarity

State of opposing forces

frigidity · northern climate

temperature character

tropicalityfrigidity

Extreme coldness or aloofness

coldness · iciness · frostiness · coolness · chilliness

ecological/aesthetic quality

tropicalitybarrenness

Inability to bear fruit

starkness · austerity · aridity · sparseness · desolation

Family

tropical, tropics, tropic, subtropical, subtropics, troposphere, tropically, tropicbird, intertropical

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