ARIDITY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

aridity

noun

Definition of aridity

as in dryness

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Recent Examples of aridity The intense sun, heat and aridity sucks the moisture out of everything — skin, leaves, soil, etc. — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 The researchers re-ran the analysis, looking only at high-income countries, and found that while there was less overall resistance in hospitals, resistance levels were still strongly correlated with aridity. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026 Locals refer to East River and West River, and the wetness and moisture of the Great Lakes and Mississippi basin—its thick canopy of trees, its suppleness—cedes to an aridity and expansiveness that bears its own harsh beauty. — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 The salt-spray air, the haunting aridity, the greens and reds of prickly-pear cacti—all of this had sparked many new ideas, the chef told me. — Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025 Temperatures and aridity are increasing and precipitation isn’t rising to match it, so the landscape is getting drier. — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025 And for some reason, humans end up out on the edge, where all of this aridity is happening. — Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025 Methodology This list draws on desert area estimates from the World Atlas of Desertification, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in collaboration with UNEP, which provides global definitions of desert types and aridity zones. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2025

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Since psoriasis is a disease of excessive dryness in the skin, your barrier is less functional.

— Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026
Neither fear came to pass in the following months, but then in 2024, TikTok was awash in accusations that the Mielle Rosemary Mint Strengthening Hair Oil was causing hair damage, dryness, breakage and loss.

— James Manso, Allure, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of dryness

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