Arid
21arid — dürr; nicht feucht; trocken * * * arid 〈Adj.; Geogr.〉 trocken, dürr (Boden, Klima) [<lat. aridus „trocken“] * * * arid [lat. aridus] (Geogr.): trocken, dürr, wüstenhaft: e Böden; eine e, vegetationsarme Region. * * * ar …
22arid — ar|id [ˈærıd] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: aride, from Latin aridus] 1.) arid land or an arid ↑climate is very dry because it has very little rain ▪ Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions . 2.) not having any new,… …
23arid — ar|id [ erıd ] adjective 1. ) an arid place is very dry without many plants because of a lack of rain: the arid desert landscape 2. ) something that is arid is not very interesting or exciting: Anna was in an arid spell in her career. ╾… …
24arid — UK [ˈærɪd] / US [ˈerɪd] adjective 1) an arid place is very dry without many plants because of a lack of rain the arid desert landscape 2) something that is arid is not very interesting or exciting Anna was in an arid patch in her career. Derived… …
25arid — adjective 1 arid land is extremely dry and cannot produce many crops: Much of Namibia is arid country. 2 an arid discussion, period of time etc does not produce anything new aridity adjective …
26arid — adjective 1) an arid landscape Syn: dry, dried up, bone dry, waterless, moistureless, parched, scorched, baked, thirsty, droughty, desert; barren, infertile See note at dry …
27arid — ar•id [[t]ˈær ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) extremely dry; parched: arid land[/ex] 2) barren or unproductive due to lack of moisture: arid farmland[/ex] 3) lacking vitality or imagination; sterile • Etymology: 1645–55; (< F) < L āridus=ār(ēre) to be dry… …
28arid — adj. Arid is used with these nouns: ↑climate, ↑desert, ↑land, ↑plain, ↑region, ↑terrain …
29arid — [17] English acquired arid from Latin aridus, either directly or via French aride. The Latin adjective is part of a web of related words denoting ‘dryness’ or ‘burning’: it came from the verb ārēre ‘be dry’, which may be the source of area; it… …
30arid — [ arɪd] adjective 1》 (of land or a climate) very dry; having little or no rain. 2》 uninteresting: arid verse. Derivatives aridity noun aridly adverb aridness noun Origin C17: from Fr. aride or L. aridus, from …
