arid

adjective

ar·id ˈa-rəd How to pronounce arid (audio)

ˈer-əd

: excessively dry

specifically : having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture

an arid region

: lacking in interest and life : jejune

arid textbooks

aridity

ə-ˈri-də-tē How to pronounce arid (audio)

noun

aridness

ˈa-rəd-nəs How to pronounce arid (audio)

ˈer-əd-

noun

Example Sentences

a dull and arid textbook an arid speech about duty and responsibility

Recent Examples on the Web Much of the land consists of desert or a semi-arid climate, typically receiving less than 30 inches of rain per year.

Lauren Tierney, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 This region is part of the Rio São Francisco drainage basin and is located within a semi-arid tropical shrubland and thorn forest, known as the caatinga, that covers around 10% of Brazil (olive green patch on Figure 1).

Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Deaths have increased as migrants are pushed to more remote crossings that are more arid and inhospitable by the day.

Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 30 June 2022 Conditions Monday near the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire and within the extremely critical risk area remain incredibly arid, with relative humidity levels only in the single digits.

Rob Shackelford And Judson Jones, CNN, 9 May 2022 In the Great Karoo, a vast semi-arid expanse in South Africa, lions and cheetahs once roamed.

CNN, 27 Jan. 2022 At some point in its evolutionary history, the millipede began to move deeper and deeper below ground, perhaps because Australia above was becoming more arid and inhospitable.

New York Times, 16 Dec. 2021 The warm, sunny weather is the product of an arid Western climate that is also prone to drought.

Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021 Her campaign, #ActOnSahelMovement, spreads awareness of the critical role of Africa’s Sahel region, the semi-arid band of territory that stretches across the African continent from Sudan to Senegal.

David Vetter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Latin; French aride, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin āridus, ārdus "dry, waterless, withered, austere (of style)," derivative, with the adjective suffix -idus, of ārēre "to be dry, parched, withered," going back to Indo-European *h₁eh₂s-eh₁-, stative derivative of a verbal base *h₁eh₂s- "make dry with heat," whence also Tocharian A asatär "(it) dries up," Tocharian B osotär; also from the same base a root noun *h₁eh₂s-, whence Hittite ḫāšš- "ashes, dust," from which as thematic derivatives Sanskrit ā́saḥ "ashes, dust," and (as a collective or noun of appurtenance?) *h₁eh₂s-eh₂-, whence Latin āra "altar," Oscan aasaí (locative), Hittite ḫāššā- "hearth," Old High German essa, esse "forge" (from *asjō-), Old Swedish æsia, æssia "smith's fire," Old Icelandic esja "soapstone (used in hearths)" (both from *asjōn-)

Note: Regarding the apparent derivatives ardēre "to burn, emit light or flame" and ardor "burning, fierce heat," see ardent. — Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben gives the "essive" (= stative) form of the verbal base *h₁eh₂s as *h₁h₂s-h₁i̯é- and attributes the length in Latin ārēre to the influence of noun derivatives such as āra. D. Adams, however, regards the original base in Tocharian A and B to have been *ās-, corresponding to the length in the Latin verb (see A Dictionary of Tocharian B, Revised and Greatly Enlarged, Rodopi, 2013, p. 63). A. Kloekhorst (Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon, Brill, 2008, pp. 322-23) regards the short vowel in Germanic as the residue of an oblique case form *h₂h_̥1s- of the root noun. See also ash entry 2, azalea.

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	aridity
释义	arid adjective ar·id ˈa-rəd ˈer-əd 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 ho-hum humdrum jading jejune leaden mind-numbing monochromatic monotonous numbing old pedestrian ponderous slow stale stodgy stuffy stupid tame tedious tiresome tiring uninteresting wearisome weary wearying See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a dull and arid textbook an arid speech about duty and responsibility Recent Examples on the Web Much of the land consists of desert or a semi-arid climate, typically receiving less than 30 inches of rain per year. Lauren Tierney, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 This region is part of the Rio São Francisco drainage basin and is located within a semi-arid tropical shrubland and thorn forest, known as the caatinga, that covers around 10% of Brazil (olive green patch on Figure 1). Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Deaths have increased as migrants are pushed to more remote crossings that are more arid and inhospitable by the day. Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 30 June 2022 Conditions Monday near the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire and within the extremely critical risk area remain incredibly arid, with relative humidity levels only in the single digits. Rob Shackelford And Judson Jones, CNN, 9 May 2022 In the Great Karoo, a vast semi-arid expanse in South Africa, lions and cheetahs once roamed. CNN, 27 Jan. 2022 At some point in its evolutionary history, the millipede began to move deeper and deeper below ground, perhaps because Australia above was becoming more arid and inhospitable. New York Times, 16 Dec. 2021 The warm, sunny weather is the product of an arid Western climate that is also prone to drought. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021 Her campaign, #ActOnSahelMovement, spreads awareness of the critical role of Africa’s Sahel region, the semi-arid band of territory that stretches across the African continent from Sudan to Senegal. David Vetter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from French & Latin; French aride, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin āridus, ārdus "dry, waterless, withered, austere (of style)," derivative, with the adjective suffix -idus, of ārēre "to be dry, parched, withered," going back to Indo-European h₁eh₂s-eh₁-, stative derivative of a verbal base h₁eh₂s- "make dry with heat," whence also Tocharian A asatär "(it) dries up," Tocharian B osotär; also from the same base a root noun h₁eh₂s-, whence Hittite ḫāšš-* "ashes, dust," from which as thematic derivatives Sanskrit ā́saḥ "ashes, dust," and (as a collective or noun of appurtenance?) h₁eh₂s-eh₂-, whence Latin āra* "altar," Oscan aasaí (locative), Hittite ḫāššā- "hearth," Old High German essa, esse "forge" (from asjō-), Old Swedish æsia, æssia* "smith's fire," Old Icelandic esja "soapstone (used in hearths)" (both from asjōn-) Note: Regarding the apparent derivatives ardēre* "to burn, emit light or flame" and ardor "burning, fierce heat," see ardent. — Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben gives the "essive" (= stative) form of the verbal base h₁eh₂s as h₁h₂s-h₁i̯é- and attributes the length in Latin ārēre to the influence of noun derivatives such as āra. D. Adams, however, regards the original base in Tocharian A and B to have been ās-, corresponding to the length in the Latin verb (see A Dictionary of Tocharian B, Revised and Greatly Enlarged,* Rodopi, 2013, p. 63). A. Kloekhorst (Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon, Brill, 2008, pp. 322-23) regards the short vowel in Germanic as the residue of an oblique case form h₂h_̥1s- of the root noun. See also ash entry 2, azalea. First Known Use 1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing arid* hyper-arid hyper-arid Kids Definition arid adjective ar·id ˈer-əd : not having enough rainfall to support agriculture aridity noun as in dryness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dryness dehydration dehumidification Antonyms & Near Antonyms humidity moisture dampness moistness damp mugginess stuffiness sultriness stickiness See More
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arid

adjective

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Phrases Containing arid

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adjective

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