aridness
31aridity — n. 1. Dryness, aridness, parchedness, siccity, want of moisture, sterility, barrenness, unfertility. 2. Dryness, want of interest, dulness, pointlessness, jejuneness, unsuggestiveness, barrenness, infecundity, sterility. 3. Dulness, insensibility …
32aridity — n 1. aridness, parchedness, extreme dryness, dehydration, evaporation, desiccation; torridity, torridness. 2. barrenness, unproductivity, unproductiveness, sterility, sterileness; infertility, infertileness, unfertili ty, unfruitfulness,… …
33drought — n 1. aridity, aridness, parchedness, extreme dryness, thirstiness, waterlessness, droughtiness; dehydration, evaporation, desiccation; torridity, torridness. 2. dearth, scarcity, scarceness, lack, want; deficiency, shortness, shortage,… …
34infertility — n unfruitfulness, infecundity, aridness, unproductiveness, fallowness, fruitlessness; impotence, barrenness, sterility, effeteness, unprolificness …
35arid — /ˈærəd / (say aruhd) adjective 1. dry; without moisture; parched with heat. 2. uninteresting; dull; unrewarding. 3. barren; unproductive; lacking spiritual or creative life. {Latin āridus dry} –aridity /əˈrɪdəti/ (say uh riduhtee), aridness, noun …
36arid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) very dry; having little or no rain. 2) uninteresting; unsatisfying. DERIVATIVES aridity noun aridly adverb aridness noun. ORIGIN Latin aridus, from arere be dry or parched …
37aridity — arid ► ADJECTIVE 1) very dry; having little or no rain. 2) uninteresting; unsatisfying. DERIVATIVES aridity noun aridly adverb aridness noun. ORIGIN Latin aridus, from arere be dry or parched …
38aridly — arid ► ADJECTIVE 1) very dry; having little or no rain. 2) uninteresting; unsatisfying. DERIVATIVES aridity noun aridly adverb aridness noun. ORIGIN Latin aridus, from arere be dry or parched …
39arid — [ar′id, er′id] adj. [L aridus < arere, to be dry: see ASH1] 1. lacking enough water for things to grow; dry and barren 2. not interesting; lifeless; dull SYN. DRY aridity [ə rid′ə tē] n. aridness aridly adv …
40arid — adj. 1 a (of ground, climate, etc.) dry, parched. b too dry to support vegetation; barren. 2 uninteresting (arid verse). Derivatives: aridity n. aridly adv. aridness n. Etymology: F aride or L aridus f. arere be dry …
