Aridness

/ˈærɪdnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being extremely dry; the characteristic of having very little water or moisture.

Etymology

From arid (Latin aridus, 'dry') + -ness (suffix forming abstract nouns). English word formation creating a quality noun.

Kelly Says

While 'aridity' is the formal scientific term, 'aridness' is the everyday word English speakers use—it's a reminder that we often have two words for the same thing depending on the context.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
gan
ARالعربية
جفاف
ji-faaf
BNবাংলা
কুষ্ঠতা
ku-shth-ta
CACatalà
secaritat
se-ka-ri-tat
CSČeština
suchost
soo-host
DADansk
tørhed
toer-hed
DEDeutsch
Trockene
troh-keh-ne
ELΕλληνικά
ξηρότητα
kse-ro-ti-ta
ESEspañol
arididad
a-ri-di-dad
FAفارسی
خشکى
khashk-ee
FISuomi
kuivuus
kui-vu-us
FRFrançais
aridité
a-ri-de-te
GUGU
કુકરું
ku-ku-run
HAHA
wasa
wa-sa
HEעברית
יבשות
yiv-she-ot
HIहिन्दी
शुष्कता
shushk-ta
HUMagyar
szárazság
sza-raz-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kering
ke-ring
IGIG
anụ
a-nu
ITItaliano
aridità
a-ri-da-te
JA日本語
乾燥
kō-sō
KKKK
жайлау
jay-lau
KMKM
សាស
saas
KO한국어
건조함
geun-jo-ham
MRMR
शुष्क
shushk
MSBahasa Melayu
kering
ke-ring
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ
ywe
NLNederlands
droogte
droog-te
NONorsk
tørhet
toer-het
PAPA
ਖੁਸ਼ਕ
khushk
PLPolski
suche
soo-che
PTPortuguês
arididade
a-ri-da-de
RORomână
secătură
se-ca-tur-a
RUРусский
сухость
su-kho-st'
SVSvenska
torklighet
tor-klig-het
SWKiswahili
kavu
ka-vu
TAதமிழ்
வறட்சி
va-ratchi
TEతెలుగు
건조
kon-jo
THไทย
แห้งแล้ง
haeng-laeng
TLTL
ma'yinit
ma-yit-nit
TRTürkçe
kuraklik
ku-ra-klik
UKУкраїнська
сухість
su-khys-t'
URاردو
خشکى
khashk-ee
VITiếng Việt
khô hanh
kho-hanh
YOYO
ṣẹ́ṣẹ́
she-she
ZH中文
干燥
gāo-shī
ZUZU
uhlu
u-hlu

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