aridity

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aridity

  • /ɚˈɪd.əti/ US
  • [ɚˈɪd.əɾi] US

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Borrowed from Latin āriditās (“dryness”); equivalent to arid + -ity.

noun aridities

  1. countable, uncountable A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

    Similar: aridness

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noun long term lack of rainfall or moisture

Españolaridez
中文乾旱 /干旱 gānhàn, 乾旱度 /干旱度, 乾燥性 /干燥性
Portuguêsaridez
DeutschAridität, Trockenheit, Dürre
Românăariditate
العربيةقُحُولَة quḥūla

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@misc{aridity_2026,
  title = {aridity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aridity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}