arid
[ ar-id ]
/ ˈær ɪd /
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
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, adjectiveWords nearby arid
Example sentences from the Web for aridity
British Dictionary definitions for aridity
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, adverbWord Origin for arid
C17: from Latin
āridus, from
ārēre to be dry
Scientific definitions for aridity
arid
[ ăr′ĭd ]
Very dry, especially having less precipitation than is needed to support most trees or woody plants. Deserts have arid climates.