arid
/ˈærɪd/adjective
उच्चारण ऐरिड
शुष्क, सूखा, बंजर
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(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; very dry
शुष्क, सूखा, बंजर
- the arid regions of western Rajasthan
- an arid climate
- Cacti grow well in arid soil.
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- The arid plains turned green after the first monsoon showers.
- Farmers in the arid belt depend on deep wells.
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not interesting; dull
नीरस, उबाऊ
- an arid lecture
- It was an arid debate in which both speakers merely repeated the same statistics.
- The speaker gave an arid account of the budget that bored the audience.
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- He found the arid textbook language hard to follow.
- The film felt arid and lifeless after the first hour.
Synonyms dull boring dry tedious uninspiring
Opposite interesting lively stimulating
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ar·id
With one r (not 'arrid'); the noun aridity.
एक r ('arrid' गलत है); noun aridity।
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One-word substitution
Dry land with little rain is arid; land on which nothing grows is barren; a region that is semi-arid gets a little more rain.
कम वर्षा वाली सूखी ज़मीन arid; जिस ज़मीन पर कुछ न उगे barren; semi-arid क्षेत्र में थोड़ी अधिक वर्षा होती है।
General knowledge
The Thar Desert is India's main arid region; ICRISAT works on crops for semi-arid tropics.
थार रेगिस्तान भारत का मुख्य शुष्क क्षेत्र है; ICRISAT semi-arid tropics की फसलों पर काम करता है।