Swelter (noun/verb)
swel-ter
An uncomfortably hot atmosphere.
Be uncomfortably hot.
Middle English from the base of dialect swelt ‘perish’, of Germanic origin.
Example sentences
“The swelter of the midday sun..”
“I was sweltering in the heat.”

Soigné (adj) swahn-yay Carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed First recorded in 1915–20. Borrowed directly from French; originally from soin, meaning “care.” (more…)