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- Dictionaryar·id/ˈerəd/
adjective
- 1. (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation: "hot and arid conditions" Similar Opposite
- 2. lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning: "his arid years in suburbia" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of ARID is excessively dry; specifically : having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture. How to use arid in a sentence.
ARID definition: 1. very dry and without enough rain for plants: 2. unsuccessful: 3. not interesting and showing…. Learn more.
barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland. lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile: an arid treatment of an exciting topic. Synonyms: uninspiring, dreary, pedantic, jejune, uninspired, vapid, tedious, dull.
ARID meaning: 1. very dry and without enough rain for plants: 2. unsuccessful: 3. not interesting and showing…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. having little or no rain; dry; parched with heat 2. devoid of interest.... Click for more definitions.
1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants: an arid climate. 2. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull: a technically perfect but arid musical performance. [Latin āridus, from ārēre, to be dry; see as- in Indo-European roots.] a·rid′i·ty (ə-rĭd′ĭ-tē), ar′id·ness n.
Definition of arid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. “a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata” synonyms: desiccate, desiccated. dull. lacking in liveliness or animation. Pronunciation. US. /ˈɛrəd/ UK. /ˈærɪd/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Arid."
Arid definition: Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants.
arid meaning, definition, what is arid: arid land or an arid climate is very dry...: Learn more.
