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Aridity is the condition of a region that severely lacks available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Regions with arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. Most arid climates are located in the subtropics; these regions include parts of Africa, Asia ...
Definition of arid adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
an arid discussion Word Origin mid 17th cent.: from French aride or Latin aridus , from arere ‘be dry or parched’. See arid in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See arid in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
ARID meaning: very dry and without enough rain for plants: . Learn more.
Define arid. arid synonyms, arid pronunciation, arid translation, English dictionary definition of arid. adj. 1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants: an arid climate.
Arid is so dry that nothing will grow. Death Valley in California features an arid climate, which is why it's called Death Valley and not Life Valley.
Arid definition: being without moisture; extremely dry; parched. See examples of ARID used in a sentence.
