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aridity

ar·id
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ar-id]
    • /ˈær ɪd/
    • /æˈrɪdɪtɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ar-id]
    • /ˈær ɪd/

Definitions of aridity word

  • adjective aridity being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate. 1
  • adjective aridity barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland. 1
  • adjective aridity lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune: an arid treatment of an exciting topic. Synonyms: dull, tedious, dreary, vapid, uninspired, uninspiring; pedantic. Antonyms: lively, interesting, exciting, spirited, imaginative. 1
  • noun aridity A long term lack of rainfall or moisture. 1
  • noun aridity climate, land: dryness 1
  • noun aridity text: dullness 1

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Origin of aridity

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; (< F) < Latin āridus, equivalent to ār(ēre) to be dry + -idus -id4; cf. ash1

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Parts of speech for Aridity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aridity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for aridity

noun aridity

  • temperature — a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal equilibrium.
  • humidity — humid condition; moistness; dampness.
  • latitude — Geography. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.
  • altitude — If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level.
  • conditions — external or existing circumstances

Antonyms for aridity

noun aridity

  • abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
  • surplus — something that remains above what is used or needed.
  • sufficiency — the state or fact of being sufficient; adequacy.
  • plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
  • monsoon — the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.

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