aridity

Noun
Synonyms: fruitlessnessbarrennessaridnessthirstiness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the quality of yielding nothing of valueSynonyms: fruitlessnessbarrenness
  2. a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)Synonyms: aridnessthirstiness
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Webster's Dictionary (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. [1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought. --Norris. [1913 Webster]

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