🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

乾燥した

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kansō shita

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Arid/ˈær.ɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4520 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"サボテンは乾燥した気候で育ちます。"

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.

    "Crops cannot grow in this arid region."

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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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