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


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


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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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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