Very dry. / Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually. / (figuratively) Devoid of value.

A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

The state or quality of being arid.

comparative form of arid: more arid

plural of aridity

(soil science, of a soil) Bordering an arid region

plural of aridness

The process by which a region becomes arid

plural of aridization

Alternative form of semiarid