Associations to the word «Arid»

Wiktionary

ARID, adjective. Very dry.
ARID, adjective. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
ARID, adjective. Devoid of value.

Dictionary definition

ARID, adjective. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross".
ARID, adjective. 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.

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