arid

/ˈæɹ.ɪd/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

artificial, fertile, flourish, geologic, hot, known, most, semi-arid

VERB + ARID

cake, farm, lives, projects, ranging, walking

ARID + NOUN

algeria, area, areas, country, i've, interior, irrigation, landscape

PREP.

from, in, in, into, on

ADV.

almost, ever, extremely, unbearably

Definitions

adj

Very dry.

The cake was arid.

Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.

Deserts are known for being arid.

And because this part of Utah is arid, the geologic landscape is fully revealed with very little vegetation to hide it, faults and all.

Devoid of value.

The millionaire viewed his gift as arid.

Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — lacking vitality or spirit

desiccate
desiccated

adjective — lacking sufficient water or rainfall

waterless

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The cake was arid.

Wiktionary

Deserts are known for being arid.

Wiktionary

And because this part of Utah is arid, the geologic landscape is fully revealed with very little vegetation to hide it, faults and all.

Wiktionary

Exporting water from an arid country to the rainy Europe is pure folly.

Tatoeba · #3443183

It is an arid region, almost a desert.

Tatoeba · #4817809

It's the most arid landscape I've ever seen.

Tatoeba · #5777953

Usage Notes

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In some senses, arid is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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