English Explanatory Dictionary

arid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very dry.
  2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
  3. Devoid of value.

Pronunciation

/ˈæɹɪd/ /ˈaɹɪd/ En-us-ne-arid.ogg /ˈɛɚɪd/ en-us-arid.ogg /ˈaɾɪd/

Word forms

arid arider more arid aridest most arid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-eh₁yeti Proto-Italic *āzēō Latin āreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin āriduslbor. French arideder. ▲ Latin āridusder. English arid 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”).

Synonyms

xeric

Antonyms

wet drenched damp moist rainforest humid valuable costly precious

Related words

aridity

Derived words

aridic aridification aridify aridisol aridland aridly aridness Aridoamerica Aridzona hyperarid nonarid subarid
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