English Explanatory Dictionary

aridity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aridity.wav

Word forms

aridity aridities

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 āridus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āriditāsbor. English aridity Borrowed from Latin āriditās (“dryness”); equivalent to arid + -ity.

Synonyms

aridness

Derived words

hyperaridity semiaridity subaridity
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