different between arid vs untilled
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
arid From the web:
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untilled
English
Etymology
un- +? tilled
Adjective
untilled (not comparable)
- Of land, having not been tilled.
- Spring was upon us and the ground remained untilled.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- The Emerald City was soon left far behind. As they advanced the ground became rougher and hillier, for there were no farms nor houses in this country of the West, and the ground was untilled.
Translations
Anagrams
- lentulid
untilled From the web:
- what untilled means
- what does untitled mean
- what does titled land mean
- what is untilled land
- what does untilled
- untitled definition
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