Synonyms of aridity

aridity

noun

as in dryness

Related Words

• dryness
• dehydration
• dehumidification

Dissimilar Words

• moisture
• humidity
• dampness
• damp
• moistness
• stuffiness
• stickiness
• mugginess
• sultriness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aridity

Nearly the entire state remains in drought conditions, despite fall rain and the season’s first snows in the high country lessening the severity of the aridity. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

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