Antonyms for arid

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ar-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈær ɪd

Definition of arid

Origin : 1650s, "dry, parched," from French aride (15c.) or directly from Latin aridus "dry, arid, parched," from arere "to be dry," from PIE root *as- "to burn, glow" (see ash (n.1)). Figurative sense of "uninteresting" is from 1827. Related: Aridly.

adj dry
adj uninterested, spiritless

Example sentences :

Though the desert were arid on this side, it was her desert, and there in her tent must she abide.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

He was accustomed to far higher temperatures on the arid planet that was his home.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

One could not fancy a drop of moisture upon that arid surface.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Not a word or even a mutter assisted this short and arid handshake.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

In the syllogistic system he found only subtlety and arid ingenuity.
Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga

What an impressive contrast to the arid physics of the time based also on Aristotle!
Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various

A pile of empty cans, symbol of the arid lands, lay beside the path.
Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine

She seemed to have found a way to the Dowager's arid heart, as her own son had not.
Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan

This system is in general use throughout the arid portions of the West.
Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory

But whether it was an arid desert or not he was unable to tell.
Extract from : « The Wizard of the Sea » by Roy Rockwood

Synonyms for arid

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