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aridity

/əˈrɪdəti/noun

उच्चारण अरिडटी

शुष्कता, सूखापन, निर्जलता

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the state of having very little rain and being very dry

    शुष्कता, सूखापन, निर्जलता

    • The aridity of western Rajasthan makes farming very difficult.
    • The plants are adapted to extreme aridity.

    Synonyms dryness aridness barrenness

    Opposite humidity wetness moisture

  2. 2

    [U] formal

    the quality of having no interest, new ideas or life

    नीरसता, रूखापन

    • the intellectual aridity of the debate

    Synonyms dullness sterility dryness

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arid adjective