Arid Definition
ărĭd
adjective
arider, aridest
Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants.
An arid climate.
American Heritage
Lacking enough water for things to grow; dry and barren.
Webster's New World
Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull.
A technically perfect but arid musical performance.
American Heritage
Not interesting; lifeless; dull.
Webster's New World
Very dry.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Arid
Adjective
Base Form:
arid
Comparative:
arider
Superlative:
aridestOrigin of Arid
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Ultimately from the Latin term āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), confer its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I'm on fire, I burn”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin āridus from ārēre to be dry as- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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