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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aride
"Le climat de cette région est très aride."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
"Crops cannot grow in this arid region."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'aridus', meaning dry or parched, stemming from the verb 'arere', meaning to be dry or wither. Entering Middle English and later Modern English in the 17th century, the term initially described arid climates and lands before expanding metaphorically to describe uninteresting, dull, or unproductive intellectual pursuits.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Arid" is said worldwide
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aride
Transliteration: aride
"Le climat de cette région est très aride."
arid
Transliteration: arid
"Wüsten haben ein arides Klima."
arido
Transliteration: arido
"Il terreno è troppo arido per l'agricoltura."
árido
Transliteration: árido
"El desierto es una zona muy árida."
árido
Transliteration: árido
"O solo nesta região é muito árido."
शुष्क
Transliteration: shushk
"यह रेगिस्तान एक शुष्क क्षेत्र है।"
干旱的
Transliteration: gānhàn de
"仙人掌生长在干旱的沙漠中。"
메마른
Transliteration: memareun
"그 지역은 비가 오지 않아 메마른 땅이다."
乾燥した
Transliteration: kansō shita
"サボテンは乾燥した気候で育ちます。"
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