1 (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; very dry:
arid and semi-arid deserts * Nothing grows in these arid regions. * The pioneers hoped to transform the arid outback into a workable landscape.
2 (formal) with nothing new or interesting in it:
an arid discussion
aridity noun [U]
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