Aridity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aridity \A*rid"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Aridities}. [L. ariditas, fr.
     aridus.]
     1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture;
        dryness.
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     2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness
        of style or feeling; spiritual drought. --Norris.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aridity
       n 1: a condition yielding nothing of value [syn: {fruitlessness},
             {barrenness}] [ant: {fruitfulness}]
       2: a permanent absence of rainfall [syn: {aridness}]