Arid
11Arid — Arid, dürr, trocken; Aridität, Dürre, Trockenheit …
12arid — index barren, lifeless (dull), otiose, pedestrian, unproductive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13arid — <aus gleichbed. lat. aridus> trocken, dürr, wüstenhaft (vom Boden od. Klima) …
14arid — *dry Analogous words: barren, infertile, *sterile, unfruitful: *bare, bald, barren: desiccated, dehydrated, parched (see DRY) Antonyms: moist: verdant Contrasted words: *wet, damp, dank, humid: * …
15arid — <lateinisch> (Geografie trocken; wüstenhaft) …
16arid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) very dry; having little or no rain. 2) uninteresting; unsatisfying. DERIVATIVES aridity noun aridly adverb aridness noun. ORIGIN Latin aridus, from arere be dry or parched …
17arid — [ar′id, er′id] adj. [L aridus < arere, to be dry: see ASH1] 1. lacking enough water for things to grow; dry and barren 2. not interesting; lifeless; dull SYN. DRY aridity [ə rid′ə tē] n. aridness aridly adv …
18Arid — For the Belgian rock band, see Arid (band). A region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. As a result,… …
19arid — [[t]æ̱rɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it. ...new strains of crops that can withstand arid conditions. ...the arid zones of the country. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something such …
20arid — aridity /euh rid i tee/, aridness, n. aridly, adv. /ar id/, adj. 1. being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate. 2. barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland. 3. lacking interest or… …
