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arid

[ ar-id ]

adjective

  1. being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:

    arid land;

    an arid climate.

  2. barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture:

    arid farmland.

  3. lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile:

    an arid treatment of an exciting topic.

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    Antonyms: , , , ,



arid

/ ˈærɪd; əˈrɪdɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. having little or no rain; dry; parched with heat
  2. devoid of interest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

arid

/ ă°ù′ĭ»å /

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

  • aridity, noun
  • ˈ²¹°ù¾±»å±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹Â·°ù¾±»å·¾±Â·³Ù²â [uh, -, rid, -i-tee], ²¹°ù·¾±»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²¹°ù·¾±»å·±ô²â adverb
  • ³ó²â·±è±ð°ù·²¹°ù·¾±»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of arid1

First recorded in 1645–55; from French or directly from Latin Äå°ù¾±»å³Ü²õ, equivalent to Äå°ù(ŧ°ù±ð) “to be dry†+ -idus adjective suffix; -id 4; ash 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of arid1

C17: from Latin Äå°ù¾±»å³Ü²õ, from Äå°ùŧ°ù±ð to be dry
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Synonym Study

See dry.
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California officials and clean water advocates counter that the rollback of protections will jeopardize vital water sources and ecosystems throughout the arid West.

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To learn this, scientists at the University of Arkansas recreated the arid conditions which exist on Mars, in particular the average temperature of −70 °C and very low water vapor content.

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His widely quoted calculations are based on arid, or semi arid, climates and do not take into account recent efficiency improvements or developments in AI.

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They are mostly arid, with limited arable land and prone to drought.

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Most of the plants in question are a variety known as succulents, named for their ability to hold water and survive in arid climates.

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