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Italian
Etymology
From Latin āridus (“dry”, “withered”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
arido (feminine arida, masculine plural aridi, feminine plural aride)
- dry, arid
- Synonyms: asciutto, riarso, secco
- Antonyms: bagnato, umido
- (by extension) barren, infertile, sterile
- Synonyms: infecondo, improduttivo, infruttifero, sterile
- Antonyms: fecondo, fertile, fruttifero, generoso, produttivo, ricco, (literary) ferace, (literary) ubertoso
- (by extension, rare) desolate, bleak (of places)
- Synonyms: brullo, desolato, spoglio
- Antonyms: fiorente, lussureggiante, rigoglioso
- (figurative) unfeeling, insensitive
- Synonyms: gretto, insensibile, meschino
- Antonyms: affettuoso, caloroso, premuroso, sensibile
- (figurative) narrow-minded, provincial
- Synonyms: gretto, ottuso, sterile
- Antonyms: acuto, brillante, creativo
- (figurative) bland, inexpressive (of art)
- Synonyms: inespressivo, insulso, piatto, scialbo
- Antonyms: brillante, brioso, espressivo
Derived terms
Noun
arido m (plural aridi)
- (usually in the plural) dry goods
Anagrams
- Adrio, Dario, Doria, adiro, adirò, adori, dorai, radio, radio-, radiò, rioda, rodai
Latin
Adjective
āridō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āridus