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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.
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. Antonyms: imaginative, spirited, exciting, interesting, lively.
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.
Definition of 'arid' Word Frequency. arid. (ærɪd ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it. ...new strains of crops that can withstand arid conditions. ...the arid zones of the country. Synonyms: dry, desert, dried up, barren More Synonyms of arid. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
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:
