Associations to the word «Arid»
Noun
- Snowfall
- Stretch
- Himalayas
- Gujarat
- Emu
- Salt
- Southwest
- Slope
- Crust
- Temperature
- Map
- Antelope
- Livestock
- Kangaroo
- Conserve
- Watershed
- Rift
- Grass
- Gorge
- Canyon
- Niger
- Senegal
- Somalia
- Mineral
- Sandstone
- Burrow
- Thicket
- Grasshopper
- Flinder
- Bs
- Summer
- Lichen
- Nile
- Hillside
- Kenya
- Central
- Africa
- Mali
- Coastline
- Biomass
- Yemen
- Fauna
- Euphrates
- Mongolia
- Indus
- Sudan
- Dew
- Limestone
- Cascade
- Joaquin
- Forestry
- Eritrea
- Cool
- Condition
- Ethiopia
- Wilderness
- Interior
- Area
- Australia
- Mountain
- Habitation
Adjective
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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