arid
/ˈæɹɪd/adjective2 syllables
Arid means: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless.
Synonyms for arid6
adjective, as in lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
adjective, as in lacking sufficient water or rainfall
What does arid mean?2
adjective
1
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless“a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata”
2
lacking sufficient water or rainfall“an arid climate”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Arid in a sentence
- It is an arid region, almost a desert.AlanF_US
- In order to farm in this arid area, artificial irrigation is necessary.AlanF_US
- Such projects have turned arid plains into fertile farmland, which has quadrupled agricultural production.Cangarejo
- Desert landscapes, even though arid, shelter a wide variety of fascinating wildlife.samir_t
- Algeria's high plateaus are made up of semi-arid lands.Amastan
- Algeria's high plateaus are a vast semi-arid area.Amastan
- Algeria needs to grow more vegetation in its arid areas.Amastan
- Agriculture in arid regions often relies on advanced irrigation techniques to sustain crops.TerminusPro
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of arid
as a adjective
- comparative
- arider
- superlative
- aridest