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arid
English
Etymology
From French aride or directly from Latin ?ridus (“dry, arid, parched”), confer its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb ?reo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ?rde? (“I am on fire, I burn”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æ.??d/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æ.??d/
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
- (US) IPA(key): /???.??d/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger)
Adjective
arid (comparative arider or more arid, superlative aridest or most arid)
- Very dry.
- Antonyms: wet, drenched, damp, moist
- Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
- Synonym: xeric
- Hyponyms: semi-arid, semiarid
- Antonyms: rainforest, humid
- (figuratively) Devoid of value.
- Antonyms: valuable, costly, precious
Related terms
- aridity
Translations
Further reading
- arid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Anagrams
- Aird, Dair, Dari, IARD, Irad, RAID, dari, dira, raid, riad
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??i?t/
- Hyphenation: arid
Adjective
arid (comparative arider, superlative am aridesten)
- arid
Declension
Further reading
- “arid” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French aride, from Latin aridus.
Adjective
arid m or n (feminine singular arid?, masculine plural arizi, feminine and neuter plural aride)
- barren
Declension
Related terms
- ariditate
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sterile
English
Etymology
From Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”). See also Ancient Greek ?????? (steîra).
Pronunciation
- enPR: st?r??l, st?r??l"
- (General American) IPA(key): /?st???l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?st??a?l/
- Rhymes: -???l, -??a?l
Adjective
sterile (comparative more sterile, superlative most sterile)
- (not comparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
- (figuratively) Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
- (figuratively) Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
- Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
- Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.
- (US, military) Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.
- 1990, Leroy Thompson, The US Army in Vietnam (page 111)
- In addition to this rapid supply system, the US Army Counterinsurgency Support Office on Okinawa helped procure special equipment including rucksacks, special rations for irregular troops, 'sterile' weapons which could not be traced to the USA and other items not procurable through foreign channels.
- 1990, Leroy Thompson, The US Army in Vietnam (page 111)
Synonyms
- (unable to procreate): barren, infertile
Antonyms
- non-sterile, nonsterile
- unsterile
Related terms
- sterilisation / sterilization
- sterilise / sterilize
- sterilised / sterilized
- sterility
Translations
Anagrams
- Leister, leister, reliest, retiles, treiles
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
sterile
- inflection of steril:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Interlingua
Adjective
sterile (not comparable)
- sterile
Italian
Etymology
From Latin sterilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st?.ri.le/
Adjective
sterile (plural sterili)
- sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile
- sterile, sterilized (medicine)
- vain, pointless
- unproductive
Related terms
- sterilità
- sterilizzato
- sterilizzazione
- sterilizzare
- sterilire
Further reading
- sterile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
sterile
- nominative neuter singular of sterilis
- accusative neuter singular of sterilis
- vocative neuter singular of sterilis
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
sterile
- definite singular/plural of steril
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
sterile
- definite singular/plural of steril
sterile From the web:
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- what is considered sterile
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