aridité
/a.ʁi.di.te/noun★Intermediate
formal
lack of moisture; dryness, especially of soil or climate
L'aridité du sol empêche la croissance des plantes.
The dryness of the soil prevents plant growth.
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Used in climatology, agriculture and geology.
Collocations
aridité du climatclimatic drynessaridité du solsoil dryness
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Related Phrases
aridité relativephrase
relative dryness
💡Pro Tip
Gender reminder
Remember that ‘aridité’ is feminine: l'aridité, not le aridité.
⚡Gold Rule
Article usage
Use the definite article ‘l’ before ‘aridité’ because it begins with a vowel sound.
📖Word Origin
From Latin ariditas, from aridus ‘dry’.
📝Usage Notes
Feminine noun; commonly used with the preposition ‘de’ to specify what is dry.
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