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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•id /ˈærɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - extremely dry:the arid desert.
- lacking vitality; uninteresting:an arid imagination.
a•rid•i•ty /əˈrɪdɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]ar•id•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•id (ar′id),USA pronunciation adj. - being without moisture; extremely dry;
parched:arid land; an arid climate. - barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture:arid farmland.
- lacking interest or imaginativeness;
sterile;
jejune:an arid treatment of an exciting topic.
- Latin āridus, equivalent. to ār(ēre) to be dry + -idus -id4; compare ash1
- French)
- (1645–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See dry.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tedious, dreary, vapid, uninspired, uninspiring.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: arid /ˈærɪd/ adj - having little or no rain; dry; parched with heat
- devoid of interest
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin āridus, from ārēre to be dryaridity /əˈrɪdɪtɪ/, ˈaridness n |