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How to pronounce aridity in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms aridness, thirstiness
Type of dryness, waterlessness, xerotes
Derivation arid
Type Words
Synonyms barrenness, fruitlessness
Type of quality
Has types poorness, unproductiveness

Examples of aridity

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The Dead Sea zone's aridity is due to the rainshadow effect of the Judean Hills.
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Because of Malden's isolation and aridity, its vegetation is extremely limited.
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So you can be in complete spiritual aridity and darkness, yet still have joy.
From the psychcentral.com
The reduced coastal habitat and highly increased aridity probably also contributed.
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The language has a certain jurisprudential aridity, but the message is clear enough.
From the guardian.co.uk
Changes in climate have resulted in greater aridity on the Tibetan Plateau.
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Dust and sea salt give a measure of windiness and aridity around the world.
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As a result, the springs and creeks will dry up-and even pup fish cannot survive aridity.
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She takes the Palm Springs turn, but the family gathered there has an aridity of its own.
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More examples
  • Fruitlessness: the quality of yielding nothing of value
  • A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
  • A region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. As a result, environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic.
  • A long term lack of rainfall or moisture
  • The condition of receiving sparse rainfall; associated with cooler climates because cool air can hold less water vapor than warm air. Many deserts occur in relatively warm climates, however, because of local or global influences that block rainfall.
  • (n.): climatic conditions marked by low rainfall (less than 200 mm/year). Back
  • Index The ratio of a region's potential annual evaporation, as determined by its receipt of solar radiation, to its average annual precipitation.
  • The lack of sensible devotion and of consolation in prayer.
  • A general term used to describe areas suffering from lack of rain or drought. More specifically, a condition in which evaporation exceeds precipitation.