Meanings
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adj
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
An arid climate.
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Word family
Forms
Aridlyaridity
Derived forms
aridicaridificationaridifyaridisolaridlandaridlyaridnessaridoamericaaridzonahyperaridnonaridsubarid
Related forms
aridity
Etymology
From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“to be dry, to be parched”), akin to ārdeō (“to be on fire, to burn”).
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