| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun aridity.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (aridity) | 1. The quality of yielding nothing of value.[Wordnet]. 2. A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall).[Wordnet]. 3. A permanent absence of rainfall.[Wordnet]. 4. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.[Websters]. 5. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.[Websters]. | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
"ARIDITIES" is a common misspelling or typo for: acidities, acridities, avidities. |
Date "ARIDITIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1548. (references) |
Specialty Definition: aridity
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Administration | The quality or state of being arid, dry, or barren. (references) | ||
| Geography | Characteristic of a climate relating to insufficiency of precipitation to maintain vegetation. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | Index The ratio of a region's potential annual evaporation, as determined by its receipt of solar radiation, to its average annual precipitation. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: aridity | ||||
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| Aridity index | 8 | Aridity index | 8 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
