Antonyms for arid


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ar-id
Phonetic Transcription : ˈær ɪd


Definition of arid

Origin :
  • 1650s, "dry, parched," from French aride (15c.) or directly from Latin aridus "dry, arid, parched," from arere "to be dry," from PIE root *as- "to burn, glow" (see ash (n.1)). Figurative sense of "uninteresting" is from 1827. Related: Aridly.
  • adj dry
  • adj uninterested, spiritless
Example sentences :
  • Though the desert were arid on this side, it was her desert, and there in her tent must she abide.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • He was accustomed to far higher temperatures on the arid planet that was his home.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • One could not fancy a drop of moisture upon that arid surface.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Not a word or even a mutter assisted this short and arid handshake.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • In the syllogistic system he found only subtlety and arid ingenuity.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • What an impressive contrast to the arid physics of the time based also on Aristotle!
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • A pile of empty cans, symbol of the arid lands, lay beside the path.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • She seemed to have found a way to the Dowager's arid heart, as her own son had not.
  • Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
  • This system is in general use throughout the arid portions of the West.
  • Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory
  • But whether it was an arid desert or not he was unable to tell.
  • Extract from : « The Wizard of the Sea » by Roy Rockwood

Synonyms for arid

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