árido

See also: arido

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āridus.

Adjective

árido (feminine árida, masculine plural áridos, feminine plural áridas)

1. arid (very dry)

Derived terms

• aridez

Further reading

• “árido” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āridus (“arid”), from āreō (“to be dry”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾi.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾi.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾi.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾi.du/ [ˈa.ɾi.ðu]

• Hyphenation: á‧ri‧do

Adjective

árido (feminine árida, masculine plural áridos, feminine plural áridas)

1. arid (very dry)

   Synonyms: ressecado, ressequido, seco, sequíssimo

   Antonyms: molhado, úmido

2. (climatology) arid (describing a very dry climate)

   Synonym: seco

   Antonym: úmido

3. (agriculture, of soil or a location) unsuitable for agriculture

   Synonyms: estéril, improdutivo, infértil

   Antonyms: fértil, produtivo

4. cold; not affected by emotion

   Synonyms: duro, frio, insensível

   Antonym: sensível

5. boring; dull; tedious

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:monótono

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:monótono

Related terms

• aridamente
• aridez
• aridificar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āridus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾido/ [ˈa.ɾi.ð̞o]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾido
• Syllabification: á‧ri‧do

Adjective

árido (feminine árida, masculine plural áridos, feminine plural áridas)

1. arid, dry

   Synonym: seco

Derived terms

• aridez

 

Further reading

• “árido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014