aridity

ar·id

A0421600 (ăr′ĭd)adj.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.

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[Latin āridus, from ārēre, to be dry; see as- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·rid′i·ty (ə-rĭd′ĭ-tē), ar′id·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aridity - the quality of yielding nothing of valuebarrenness, fruitlessnessquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespearepoorness - less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland"unproductiveness - the quality of lacking the power to produce
	2.	aridity - a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)aridness, thirstinessdryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

Translations

干旱

arid

(ˈӕrid) adjective dry. The soil is rather arid. 乾燥的，貧脊的 干旱的，贫瘠的 aˈridity noun 達到乾旱的程度 干旱ˈaridness noun 乾旱的狀態 干旱