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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.
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.
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]
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.
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:
Definition of arid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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. 2. Lacking interest or feeling;...
Arid definition: Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants.
uk / ˈærɪd / us. Add to word list Add to word list. very dry and without enough rain for plants: an arid region / climate. (Definition of arid from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
