Arid Definition

ărĭd
adjective
arider, aridest
Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants.
An arid climate.
American Heritage
Lacking enough water for things to grow; dry and barren.
Webster's New World
Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull.
A technically perfect but arid musical performance.
American Heritage
Not interesting; lifeless; dull.
Webster's New World

Very dry.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Arid

Adjective

Base Form:
arid
Comparative:
arider
Superlative:
aridest

Origin of Arid

  • Ultimately from the Latin term āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), confer its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I'm on fire, I burn”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin āridus from ārēre to be dry as- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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