arid

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  2. adjective lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; ; ; -C.J.Rolo

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

waterless

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