ARID

arid, desiccate, desiccated

(adjective) lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; “a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata”; “a desiccate romance”; “a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery”-C.J.Rolo

arid, waterless

(adjective) lacking sufficient water or rainfall; “an arid climate”; “a waterless well”; “miles of waterless country to cross”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

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

Very dry.

Antonyms: wet, drenched, damp, moist

Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.

Antonyms: rainforest, humid

(figurative) Devoid of value.

Antonyms: valuable, costly, precious

Anagrams

• Aird, Dair, Dari, IARD, Irad, RAID, dari, dira, raid, riad

Source: Wiktionary

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Ar"id, a. Etym: [L. aridus, fr. arere to be dry: cf. F. aride.]

Definition: Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. "An arid waste." Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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