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.

Definition of arid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; very dry. Nothing grows in these arid regions. The pioneers hoped to …

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)

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

Dec 14, 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 …

arid, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

extremely dry: the arid desert. lacking vitality; uninteresting: an arid imagination. parched: arid land; an arid climate. barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland. …

Arid is so dry that nothing will grow. Death Valley in California features an arid climate, which is why it's called Death Valley and not Life Valley.

If you describe something such as a period of your life or an academic subject as arid, you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy.