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adjective
- 1. (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation: "the arid plains north of Cape Town" Similar Opposite
- 2. lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning: "his arid years in suburbia" Similar Opposite
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ARID definition: 1. very dry and without enough rain for plants: 2. unsuccessful: 3. not interesting and showing…. Learn more.
1. : excessively dry. specifically : having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture. an arid region. 2. : lacking in interest and life : jejune. arid textbooks. aridity. ə-ˈri-də-tē. a- noun. aridness. ˈa-rəd-nəs. ˈer-əd- noun. Synonyms. boring. colorless. drab. dreary. drudging. dry. dull. dusty. flat. heavy.
2 meanings: 1. having little or no rain; dry; parched with heat 2. devoid of interest.... Click for more definitions.
adjective. us / ˈer.ɪd / uk / ˈær.ɪd / Add to word list. C2 environment specialized. very dry and without enough rain for plants: The desert is so arid that nothing can grow there. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not getting much or any rain. dry I love living in a dry climate.
barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland. lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile: an arid treatment of an exciting topic. Synonyms: uninspiring, dreary, pedantic, jejune, uninspired, vapid, tedious, dull.
adj. 1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants: an arid climate. 2. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull: a technically perfect but arid musical performance. [Latin āridus, from ārēre, to be dry; see as- in Indo-European roots.] a·rid′i·ty (ə-rĭd′ĭ-tē), ar′id·ness n.
Definition of arid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. adjective. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. “a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata” synonyms: desiccate, desiccated. dull. lacking in liveliness or animation. Pronunciation. US. /ˈɛrəd/ UK. /ˈærɪd/ Cite this entry. Style:
Arid definition: Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants.
If you describe something such as a period of your life or an academic subject as arid, you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy. More Synonyms of 'arid'
