aridity

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US/ɚˈɪd.əti/US[ɚˈɪd.əɾi]

noun

A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

Similar
aridnessfruitlessnessbarrennessthirstiness
OriginLatin āriditās ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *āzēō →
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Meanings

nounaridity (countable and uncountable, plural aridities)

plural aridities

  1. countableuncountableA long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

    Synonyms: aridness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

Similar
aridness

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of yielding nothing of value

Similar
fruitlessnessbarrenness
Broader
quality

nouna deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)

Similar
aridnessthirstiness
Broader
drynesswaterlessnessxerotes
Also see
aridnessbarrennessfruitlessnessthirstinessxericity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-eh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*āzēō
  4. Latināreō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latināridus
  7. Latināriditās
  8. Englisharidity

Borrowed from Latin āriditās (“dryness”); equivalent to arid + -ity.

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Translations

Arabic قُحُولَة
  • قُحُولَة (quḥūla)long term lack of rainfall or moisture
Catalan aridesa
  • aridesalong term lack of rainfall or moisture
Chinese Mandarin 乾旱 /干旱, 乾旱度 /干旱度
  • 乾旱 /干旱 (gānhàn)long term lack of rainfall or moisture
  • 乾旱度 /干旱度long term lack of rainfall or moisture
  • 乾燥性 /干燥性long term lack of rainfall or moisture
Czech vyprahlost
  • vyprahlostlong term lack of rainfall or moisture
Finnish kuivuus, aridisuus
  • kuivuuslong term lack of rainfall or moisture
  • aridisuuslong term lack of rainfall or moisture
German Aridität, Trockenheit
  • Ariditätlong term lack of rainfall or moisture
  • Trockenheitlong term lack of rainfall or moisture
  • Dürrelong term lack of rainfall or moisture
Persian خشکی
  • خشکی (xoški)long term lack of rainfall or moisture
Portuguese aridez
  • aridezlong term lack of rainfall or moisture
Romanian ariditate
  • ariditatelong term lack of rainfall or moisture
Spanish aridez
  • aridezlong term lack of rainfall or moisture
Welsh poethwg m sychin
  • poethwg m sychinlong term lack of rainfall or moisture
Cite this entry
APA

aridity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aridity

MLA

“aridity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aridity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aridity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aridity.

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