The meaning of ARID is excessively dry; specifically : having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture. How to use arid in a sentence.

ARID definition: being without moisture; extremely dry; parched. See examples of arid used in a sentence.

Add to word list (of land or weather) having little rain; very dry: an arid region (Definition of arid from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of arid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Arid refers to a type of climate or environment that is extremely dry due to minimal or lack of rainfall and moisture. It usually characterizes regions like deserts where vegetation is sparse and living …

Mar 18, 2024 · Arid regions experience extremely low precipitation, making them deserts, whereas dry areas have a lack of moisture but can still support life.

1. extremely dry; parched: arid land. 2. barren or unproductive due to lack of moisture: arid farmland. 3. lacking vitality or imagination; sterile.

For example, temperature increase by 1.5–2.1 percent across the Nile Basin over the next 30–40 years could change the region from semi-arid to arid, significantly reducing the land usable for agriculture.

Oct 8, 2025 · From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), [1] compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to …

Definitions of arid adjective lacking sufficient water or rainfall “an arid climate”