Dictionary entry

Aridity

Webster's Dictionary 1913

A‐rid″i‐ty (�), n.; pl.Aridities (�). [L. ariditas, fr. aridus.] 1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.

2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought. Norris.