arid

== English == === Etymology === From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“to be dry, to be parched”), akin to ārdeō (“to be on fire, to burn”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæɹɪd/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈaɹɪd/ (US, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈæɹɪd/ (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚɪd/ (Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaɾɪd/ === 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. Synonym: xeric Antonyms: rainforest, humid Hyponyms: semi-arid, semiarid (figurative) Devoid of value. Antonyms: valuable, costly, precious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aridity ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === arid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Radi, raid, Rida, RAID, dira, Dair, dari, riad, Aird, Irad, Dari, IARD == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈʁiːt/ Hyphenation: arid === Adjective === arid (strong nominative masculine singular arider, comparative arider, superlative am aridesten) arid ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== humid ==== Derived terms ==== Aridität semiarid vollarid === Further reading === “arid” in Duden online “arid”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “arid” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == 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 (comparative lebih arid, superlative paling arid) (geography) arid === Further reading === “arid”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aride, from Latin aridus. === Adjective === arid m or n (feminine singular aridă, masculine plural arizi, feminine/neuter plural aride) barren ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ariditate