arido

See also: árido

Italian

Etymology

From Latin āridus (“dry”, “withered”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ri.do/
• Rhymes: -arido
• Hyphenation: à‧ri‧do

Adjective

arido (feminine arida, masculine plural aridi, feminine plural aride)

1. dry, arid

   Synonyms: asciutto, riarso, secco

   Antonyms: bagnato, umido

2. (by extension) barren, infertile, sterile

   Synonyms: infecondo, improduttivo, infruttifero, sterile

   Antonyms: fecondo, fertile, fruttifero, generoso, produttivo, ricco, (literary) ferace, (literary) ubertoso

3. (by extension, rare) desolate, bleak (of places)

   Synonyms: brullo, desolato, spoglio

   Antonyms: fiorente, lussureggiante, rigoglioso

4. (figurative) unfeeling, insensitive

   Synonyms: gretto, insensibile, meschino

   Antonyms: affettuoso, caloroso, premuroso, sensibile

5. (figurative) narrow-minded, provincial

   Synonyms: gretto, ottuso, sterile

   Antonyms: acuto, brillante, creativo

6. (figurative) bland, inexpressive (of art)

   Synonyms: inespressivo, insulso, piatto, scialbo

   Antonyms: brillante, brioso, espressivo

Derived terms

• aridamente
• aridezza
• aridità
• aridocoltura

Related terms

• arso
• arsura

Noun

arido m (plural aridi)

1. (usually in the plural) dry goods

Anagrams

• Adrio, Dario, Doria, adiro, adirò, adori, dorai, radio, radio-, radiò, rioda, rodai

Latin

Adjective

āridō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āridus