arid
/ˈæɹɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.37 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Very dry.
Example Sentences
- "The cake was arid."
- "Deserts are known for being arid."
- "And because this part of Utah is arid, the geologic landscape is fully revealed with very little vegetation to hide it, faults and all."
- "Once a livestock hub, Abilene has become an AI boomtown. Its arid outskirts are home to the flagship campus of Stargate, the data-center partnership between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank heralded by Trump in January."
- "The millionaire viewed his gift as arid."
- "Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-eh₁yeti Proto-Italic *āzēō Latin āreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin āriduslbor. French arideder. ▲ Latin āridusder. English arid 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”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæɹɪd/
- British English: /ˈæɹɪd/