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4-letter words (4 found)

ARID,DARI,RAID,RIAD,

3-letter words (7 found)

AID,AIR,ARD,RAD,RAI,RIA,RID,

2-letter words (6 found)

AD,AI,AR,DA,DI,ID,

You can make 17 words from arid according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of arid

arid

English

Etymology

From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (dry, arid, parched), compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (I am dry, I am parched), akin to ārdeō (I am on fire, I burn).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæɹ.ɪd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæɹ.ɪd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚ.ɪd/

Adjective

arid (comparative arider or more arid, superlative aridest or most arid)

  1. Very dry.
    Antonyms: wet, drenched, damp, moist
  2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
    Synonym: xeric
    Antonyms: rainforest, humid
    Hyponyms: semi-arid, semiarid
  3. (figurative) Devoid of value.
    Antonyms: valuable, costly, precious

Derived terms

Related terms

  • aridity

Translations

References

Further reading

  • arid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Radi, raid, Rida, RAID, dira, Dair, dari, riad, Aird, Irad, Dari, IARD

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʁiːt/
  • Hyphenation: arid

Adjective

arid (strong nominative masculine singular arider, comparative arider, superlative am aridesten)

  1. arid

Declension

Antonyms

  • humid

Derived terms

  • Aridität
  • semiarid
  • vollarid

Further reading

  • “arid” in Duden online
  • “arid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “arid” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Indonesian

Etymology

From English arid, from either French aride or directly from Latin āridus (dry, arid, parched).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈarɪt̚/
  • Hyphenation: arid
  • Homophone: arit

Adjective

arid (comparative lebih arid, superlative paling arid)

  1. (geography) arid

Further reading

  • “arid” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aride, from Latin aridus.

Adjective

arid m or n (feminine singular aridă, masculine plural arizi, feminine and neuter plural aride)

  1. barren

Declension

Related terms

  • ariditate

Source: wiktionary.org