The meaning of ARID is excessively dry; specifically : having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture. How to use arid in a sentence.

ARID meaning: 1. very dry and without enough rain for plants: 2. unsuccessful: 3. not interesting and showing…. Learn more.

Arid definition: being without moisture; extremely dry; parched.. See examples of ARID used in a sentence.

1. extremely dry; parched: arid land. 2. barren or unproductive due to lack of moisture: arid farmland. 3. lacking vitality or imagination; sterile.

Definition of arid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Oct 8, 2025 · From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), [1] compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), …

If you describe something such as a period of your life or an academic subject as arid, you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy.

Definitions of arid adjective lacking sufficient water or rainfall “an arid climate”

Synonyms for ARID: boring, dusty, tiring, slow, weary, dull, wearying, stupid; Antonyms of ARID: interesting, involving, intriguing, engaging, engrossing, absorbing, wonderful, wondrous

Arid definition: Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants.