aridity
Lack of moisture
Aridity is extreme dryness, the condition of receiving very little rainfall: the aridity of the Sahara, desert aridity.
The term extends to anything lacking moisture, vitality, or interest: the aridity of academic prose, intellectual aridity.
An arid landscape is parched; an arid conversation is dull and barren.
To leave behind completely
- SaharaLargest hot desert
- GobiCentral Asian arid region
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- sandFine rock particles
scorching · heatwave · drought · evaporation · humidity · xeric · anhydrous · sunbaked
Absence of moisture
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- thirstNeed for fluid
brittle · cracked · wilted · shriveled · withered · crisp · sere · moistureless
Uninhabitable barren region
- barrenUnable to produce
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- starkSevere and unadorned
inhospitable · cacti · xerophyte · tumbleweed · oasis · dunes · cracked · badlands
Free from microorganisms
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- dullLacking edge or interest
barren · fruitless · empty · stark · colorless · sparse · austere · unimaginative
Severe food shortage
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
- unfruitfulFailing to produce results
- infertilityInability to reproduce
desert
To leave behind completely
sand · scorching · heatwave · drought · evaporation · humidity · xeric · anhydrous · sunbaked · dusty
dryness
Absence of moisture
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
thirst · brittle · cracked · wilted · shriveled · withered · crisp · sere · moistureless · sapless
wasteland
Uninhabitable barren region
stark · inhospitable · cacti · xerophyte · tumbleweed · oasis · dunes · cracked · badlands · hardpan
sterile
Free from microorganisms
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
dull · barren · fruitless · empty · stark · colorless · sparse · austere · unimaginative · jejune
famine
Severe food shortage
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
- unfruitfulFailing to produce results
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- desert climatedry heat, extreme heat, scorching heat, desert heat, hot summers
- desert thingssand, cactus, cacti, camel, dune
- desertsSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Namib, Kalahari
- drynessdry, dehydrated, bone dry, desiccated, desiccation
- moisture termsmoisture, humidity, wetness, dampness, dryness
aridityhumidity
Moisture in atmosphere
wetness · moisture · dampness · saturation · waterlogging
aridityfertility
Capacity for reproduction
fruitfulness · lushness · verdancy · fecundity · luxuriance