arid

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See also: àrid and árið

English

Etymology

From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I am on fire, I burn”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

arid (comparative arider or more arid, superlative aridest or most arid)

  1. Very dry.
    Antonyms: wet, drenched, damp, moist
    The cake was arid.
  2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
    Synonym: xeric
    Antonyms: rainforest, humid
    Hyponyms: semi-arid, semiarid
    Deserts are known for being arid.
    • 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
      And because this part of Utah is arid, the geologic landscape is fully revealed with very little vegetation to hide it, faults and all.
  3. (figurative) Devoid of value.
    Antonyms: valuable, costly, precious
    The millionaire viewed his gift as arid.
    • 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 37:
      Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.

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Translations

References

  1. ^ “arid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʁiːt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: arid

Adjective

arid (strong nominative masculine singular arider, comparative arider, superlative am aridesten)

  1. arid

Declension

Positive forms of arid
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist arid sie ist arid es ist arid sie sind arid
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative arider aride arides aride
genitive ariden arider ariden arider
dative aridem arider aridem ariden
accusative ariden aride arides aride
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der aride die aride das aride die ariden
genitive des ariden der ariden des ariden der ariden
dative dem ariden der ariden dem ariden den ariden
accusative den ariden die aride das aride die ariden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein arider eine aride ein arides (keine) ariden
genitive eines ariden einer ariden eines ariden (keiner) ariden
dative einem ariden einer ariden einem ariden (keinen) ariden
accusative einen ariden eine aride ein arides (keine) ariden
Comparative forms of arid
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist arider sie ist arider es ist arider sie sind arider
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative ariderer aridere arideres aridere
genitive arideren ariderer arideren ariderer
dative ariderem ariderer ariderem arideren
accusative arideren aridere arideres aridere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der aridere die aridere das aridere die arideren
genitive des arideren der arideren des arideren der arideren
dative dem arideren der arideren dem arideren den arideren
accusative den arideren die aridere das aridere die arideren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein ariderer eine aridere ein arideres (keine) arideren
genitive eines arideren einer arideren eines arideren (keiner) arideren
dative einem arideren einer arideren einem arideren (keinen) arideren
accusative einen arideren eine aridere ein arideres (keine) arideren
Superlative forms of arid
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am aridesten sie ist am aridesten es ist am aridesten sie sind am aridesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative aridester arideste aridestes arideste
genitive aridesten aridester aridesten aridester
dative aridestem aridester aridestem aridesten
accusative aridesten arideste aridestes arideste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der arideste die arideste das arideste die aridesten
genitive des aridesten der aridesten des aridesten der aridesten
dative dem aridesten der aridesten dem aridesten den aridesten
accusative den aridesten die arideste das arideste die aridesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein aridester eine arideste ein aridestes (keine) aridesten
genitive eines aridesten einer aridesten eines aridesten (keiner) aridesten
dative einem aridesten einer aridesten einem aridesten (keinen) aridesten
accusative einen aridesten eine arideste ein aridestes (keine) aridesten

Further reading

  • “arid” in Duden online
  • “arid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From English arid, from either French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

arid

  1. (geography) arid: very dry (climate)

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aride, from Latin aridus.

Adjective

arid m or n (feminine singular aridă, masculine plural arizi, feminine and neuter plural aride)

  1. barren

Declension

Declension of arid
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite arid aridă arizi aride
definite aridul arida arizii aridele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite arid aride arizi aride
definite aridului aridei arizilor aridelor

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