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Meanings of aridity in English

Portuguese
aridez
Catalan
esterilitat
Spanish
esterilidad

The quality of yielding nothing of value.

aridez
Portuguese
aridez

A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)

aridez
Synonyms
Examples for "barrenness"
Examples for "barrenness"
1
They all preserve, however, the common characteristics of barrenness, inhospitality, and misery.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
2
The immediate impression that the boys received was one of cave-like barrenness.
The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure
3
But the simplicity must not be barrenness nor the bright colour gaudy.
Essays and Lectures
4
After the barrenness of the desert, vegetation was now resuming its empire.
Five Weeks in a Balloon / Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa...
5
So they rattled away through the barrenness and drew near to Nogales.
Jean of the Lazy A
1
She recognized the fruitlessness of the effort, and abandoning it stood up.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 2
2
I know the fruitlessness, the utter despair, that awaits such a sentiment.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction
3
They were only sick at heart with the fruitlessness of it.
The Black Douglas
4
But the fruitlessness of his negotiations with Luther had become apparent.
Life of Luther
5
Here you have explained the fruitlessness, indeed the paralysis, of many a pulpit.
The Young Priest's Keepsake
Usage of aridity in English
1
We had an uncomfortable experience because of the excessive heat and aridity.
A Canyon Voyage / The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition ...
2
Even in the aridity of a chronicle the accusation and rejoinder are dramatic.
Imperial Purple
3
Nothing strikes the imagination more than the absolute aridity of the region now.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
4
The aridity of the hills of Sérignan is unfavourable to them.
Social Life in the Insect World
5
The aridity of her background emphasises the paradoxical claustrophobia of large, well-appointed spaces.
The Irish Times
6
Wood density was more significantly correlated with precipitation and aridity than with temperature.
Pubmed
7
His soul was filled on a sudden with a singular aridity.
Of Human Bondage
8
Because of the heat and aridity, this is rarely explored territory.
The Guardian
9
But her father went on with a perfunctory, exasperating, dusty aridity:-
Susy, a Story of the Plains
10
Heaven forbid that we should let anybody discover this aridity of our minds!
The "Goldfish" / Being the Confessions af a Successful Man
11
And as he didn't, neither did I, and the aridity of that house!
The Enchanted April
12
In northern Mexico, aridity, salinity and high temperatures limit areas that can be cultivated.
Pubmed
13
Yet, notwithstanding the general aridity of its appearance, the country itself was not unfruitful.
Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
14
He was especially impressed with the aridity of the country.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of ...
15
Time does the rest, time and the aridity of separations.
The Pool in the Desert
16
But I hope I have avoided the aridity of a mere compendium of facts.
The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History
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Translations for aridity
Portuguese
aridez
Aridity through the time
Aridity across language varieties
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