aridity
1. the quality of yielding nothing of value (Freq. 1) • Syn: fruitlessness, barrenness • Ant: fruitfulness (for: fruitlessness) • Derivationally related forms: barren (for: barrenness), fruitless (for: fruitlessness) • Hypernyms: quality • Hyponyms: poorness, unproductiveness 2. a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) • Syn: aridness, thirstiness • Derivationally related forms: thirsty (for: thirstiness), arid (for: aridness), arid • Hypernyms: dryness, waterlessness, xerotes
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