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ARIDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
Synonyms:
aridity; aridness; thirstiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("aridness" is a kind of...):
dryness; waterlessness; xerotes (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))
Derivation:
arid (lacking sufficient water or rainfall)
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