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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/
    • (Marymarrymerry distinction)
  • (US) IPA(key): /???.??d/
    • (Marymarrymerry merger)

Adjective

arid (comparative arider or more arid, superlative aridest or most arid)

  1. Very dry.
    Antonyms: wet, drenched, damp, moist
  2. 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
  3. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. barren

Declension

Related terms

  • ariditate

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waterless

English

Etymology

From Middle English waterles, waterlees, from Old English wæterl?as (waterless), from Proto-Germanic *wat?rlausaz, equivalent to water +? -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woaterloos (waterless), West Frisian wetterleas (waterless), Dutch waterloos (waterless), German wasserlos (waterless), Swedish vattenlös (waterless), Icelandic vatnslaus (waterless).

Adjective

waterless (not comparable)

  1. Dry, arid, lacking water.
  2. Not requiring water.

Translations

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