arid

[ ar-id ]
/ ˈær ɪd /
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adjective

being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland.
lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune: an arid treatment of an exciting topic.

Origin of arid

1645–55; (< F) < Latin āridus, equivalent to ār(ēre) to be dry + -idus -id4; cf. ash1

synonym study for arid

1. See dry.

OTHER WORDS FROM arid

a·rid·i·ty [uh-rid-i-tee] /əˈrɪd ɪ ti/, ar·id·ness, noun ar·id·ly, adverb hy·per·ar·id, adjective

Words nearby arid

arias sánchez, arias-stella phenomenon, arias-stella reaction, ariboflavinosis, arica, arid, arid zone, aridification, aridisol, aridity index, ariel

Words related to arid

barren, dusty, parched, desert, bone-dry, dry, flat, dreary, lifeless, thirsty, waterless, boring, colorless, drab, dull, insipid, lackluster, tedious, uninspired, vapid

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British Dictionary definitions for arid

arid
/ (ˈærɪd) /

adjective

having little or no rain; dry; parched with heat
devoid of interest

Derived forms of arid

aridity (əˈrɪdɪtɪ) or aridness, noun aridly, adverb

Word Origin for arid

C17: from Latin āridus, from ārēre to be dry

Scientific definitions for arid

arid
[ ăr′ĭd ]

Very dry, especially having less precipitation than is needed to support most trees or woody plants. Deserts have arid climates.