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 in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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)

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.

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 …

ar•id•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 ar•id (ar′ id), adj. being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate. …

Arid definition: Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants.

ARID meaning: 1 : very dry having very little rain or water; 2 : lacking in interest and life