aridity
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- noun
- /əˈrɪdəti/
- Specialized
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aridez
- Bernard DeVoto, Utah-born and frequent commentator on the West, stressed the significance of aridity and violent weather events for understanding western life.
- extreme aridity
- region's aridity
- increase in aridity
And the Andes, in that case are some of the best in the world just because of the aridity of the place.
- And the Andes, in that case are some of the best in the world just because of the aridity of the place.
Examples
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There is no apparent explanation for these drops, which may simply reflect a climatic trend toward greater aridity.
Academic text (1996) -
Because of its aridity and relative remoteness, the region was incapable of carrying any large population.
Academic text (2005) -
Increasing aridity in the Southwest and possibly elsewhere in the country.
Academic text (2002) -
Because of the area's aridity, changes on the landscape happen very gradually.
Blog text (23) -
Aridity and high temperatures are fundamental planning considerations for a military force operating in a desert environment.
Academic text (2005) -
On visiting the Arabian desert, she wrote: "The strong aridity of the desert."
Academic text (2014) -
Low water levels coincide with times of greater aridity and correlate with high salinities.
Academic text (1996) -
In both his fiction and his nonfiction, Wallace Stegner emphasized the aridity, vast distances, and isolation of the mountain West.
Academic text (2006) -
Because of the pervasive aridity in the desert, little permanent vegetation can survive (Nyrop and Smith 1979; Collins 2003).
Academic text (2005) -
The aridity of the landscape makes it difficult for plants to thrive.
Synonyms
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Lack of water or wetness in something
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A situation when nothing useful can be produced
A very dry area with little or no rain that makes plants hard to grow
Antonyms
How Dry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aridity comes from the Latin aridus, which means 'dry', and you can see the same root in the English word arid. So aridity is the state of being very dry, like a desert with little or no rain.