Definition of Arid

1. Adjective. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall. "Miles of waterless country to cross"

Exact synonyms: Waterless
Similar to: Dry
Derivative terms: Aridity, Aridness, Waterlessness

2. Adjective. Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. "A prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"
Exact synonyms: Desiccate, Desiccated
Similar to: Dull

Definition of Arid

1. a. Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

Definition of Arid

1. extremely dry [adj -IDER, -IDEST] : ARIDLY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arid

Arianism
arianist
Arianrhod
Arianrod
ariary
arias
Arias-Stella
Arias-Stella effect
Arias-Stella phenomenon
Arias-Stella reaction
ariboflavinoses
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
Aricara
aricine
arid (current term)
arider
aridest
aridities
aridity
aridly
aridness
aridnesses
Arie-Pitanguy mammaplasty
Arie-Pitanguy operation
ariel
ariels
ariel gazelle
aries
Aries

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