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arid
Meaning: extremely dry; lacking moisture
arid in a sentence
How arid is used in real sentences:
The arid land stretched for miles without a single tree.
The valley's arid soil cracked into hexagons under the noon sun.
“The challenge would grow during arid weeks, when no rain fell and fresh leaves became scarce along sun-baked trails.”
— from the passage Gardens Beneath the Forest
Synonyms for arid
Other words for arid — dry and parched — carry the same meaning.
- dry
- parched
Antonyms of arid
Words that mean the opposite of arid:
- wet
- lush
Where it comes from
From Latin aridus 'dry, parched'
Memory hook
ARID rhymes with PARCHED — both mean bone-dry.