tropicalityn.
/ˌtrɒpᵻˈkalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌtrɑpəˈkælədi/ The state or condition of being tropical; the extent to which something is characteristic or reminiscent of the tropics.
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tropicality1838
oceanity1871
continentality1897
oceanicity1934
seasonality1968
1838 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 7 July 189/3 To paint that panorama of gorgeous tropicality, my pen is totally inadequate.
1928 A. Huxley Let. 8 Oct. (1969) 302 Enormous palms..testify to the tropicality of the climate.
2007 J. S. Duncan In Shadows Tropics 5 The British who colonized Ceylon took the idea of tropicality and tropical difference very seriously.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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