arid

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæɹ.ɪd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæɹ.ɪd/

  • Audio (US)

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    (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɚ.ɪd/

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    (Mary–marry–merry merger)

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.

Related terms

• aridity

Translations

very dry

• Azerbaijani: quraq (az), susuz
• Bengali: শুষ্ক (bn) (śuśko)
• Bulgarian: сух (bg) (suh), безводен (bg) (bezvoden)
• Catalan: àrid (ca)
• Czech: vyprahlý, suchý (cs)
• Dutch: droog (nl)
• Esperanto: arida (eo)
• Finnish: kuiva (fi)
• French: aride (fr)
• Galician: árido (gl)
• Gallurese: àrritu
• German: arid (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: κάγκανος (kánkanos), ἄνυδρος (ánudros)

• Hungarian: kiszáradt (hu)
• Indonesian: gersang (id), tandus (id), arid (id)
• Italian: arido (it)
• Latin: āridus (la), inaquōsus
• Navajo: hóółtseii
• Persian: خشک (fa), بایر (fa), کم باران
• Plautdietsch: drieech
• Portuguese: árido (pt)
• Russian: сухо́й (ru) (suxój), засу́шливый (ru) (zasúšlivyj), безво́дный (ru) (bezvódnyj)
• Sardinian:

  Campidanese: àrridu, àridu

  Logudorese: assuttu, àrridu

• Sassarese: aramiddu, séccu
• Spanish: árido (es)
• Turkish: çorak (tr) (landscape), kurak (tr) (landscape)
• Ukrainian: сухи́й m (suxýj), посу́шливий m (posúšlyvyj), безво́дний m (bezvódnyj)
• Urdu: خشک
• Uyghur: қурғақ (qurghaq)

Further reading

• arid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈʁiːt/

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• 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈarɪt̚/
• Hyphenation: arid
• Homophone: arit

Adjective

arid

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

Further reading

• “arid” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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

Related terms

• ariditate