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Adjective
/ˈarid/,
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(of land or a climate) Having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation,
  1. (of land or a climate) Having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation
    • - hot and arid conditions
  2. Lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning
    • - his arid years in suburbia
  1. lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
  2. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
  3. (aridity) fruitlessness: the quality of yielding nothing of value
  4. (aridness) aridity: a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
  5. A region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. As a result, environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic.
  6. Arid is a Belgian rock band, formed in the mid-1990s, made up of four members: Jasper Steverlinck (vocals and guitar), David Du Pré (guitar), Filip Ros (bass) and Steven Van Havere (drums).
  7. Very dry; Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually; Devoid of value
  8. (aridity) A long term lack of rainfall or moisture
  9. (aridly) In an arid manner
  10. (aridness) The state or quality of being arid
  11. (Aridity) A general term used to describe areas suffering from lack of rain or drought. More specifically, a condition in which evaporation exceeds precipitation.
  12. (Aridity) The lack of sensible devotion and of consolation in prayer.
  13. (aridity) The condition of receiving sparse rainfall; associated with cooler climates because cool air can hold less water vapor than warm air. Many deserts occur in relatively warm climates, however, because of local or global influences that block rainfall.
  14. (aridity) ar·id (ŕrąîd) adjective 1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants: an arid climate. 2. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull: a technically perfect but arid musical performance. [Latin âridus, from âręre, to be dry.]. ...
  15. a climate in which almost no rain or snow falls.
  16. A term used for an extremely dry climate. The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture. It is considered the opposite of humid when speaking of climates.
  17. Describes regions where precipitation is insufficient in quantity for most crops and where agriculture is impractical without irrigation.
  18. climatic areas characterized by extreme dryness. Simple definitions set maximum annual precipitation (up to 250mm per year). More complex definitions recognize the importance of evapotranspiration (or potential evapotranspiration) where precipitation is very low).
  19. adj (without water) senakvaJW, (unable to grow anything) malfekundaJW
  20. The arid and semi-arid areas of New South Wales are commonly referred to as rangelands. These lands generally lie to the west of the 500 mm average rainfall limit. The main enterprise is extensive grazing of predominantly native pastures. ...
  21. Those areas in Australia that receive less than 250 or 350 mm of rainfall each year in the south and north respectively.
  22. a climatic condition in a region characterized by low rainfall and dry conditions
  23. A climate that lacks available water, having so little that plants and animals have difficulty thriving.  Most people would consider a desert an arid place.
  24. lacking enough water for things to grow; dry and barren.
  25. Dry; deserts are arid places. Semi-arid refers to a place that is almost as dry as a desert.