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English Dictionary: aridity by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aridity
n
  1. the quality of yielding nothing of value [syn: fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness]
    Antonym(s): fecundity, fruitfulness
  2. a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
    Synonym(s): aridity, aridness, thirstiness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aridity \A*rid"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Aridities}. [L. ariditas, fr.
      aridus.]
      1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture;
            dryness.
  
      2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness
            of style or feeling; spiritual drought. --Norris.
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