arido

See also: árido

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ri.do/, [ˈäːr̺id̪o]
Stress: àrido
Hyphenation: a‧ri‧do

Adjective

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

dry, arid
(by extension) barren, infertile, sterile
(by extension, rare, of places) desolate, bleak
(figuratively) unfeeling, insensitive
(figuratively) narrow-minded, provincial
(figuratively, of art) bland, inexpressive

Synonyms

(1): asciutto, riarso, secco
(2): infecondo, improduttivo, infruttifero, sterile
(3): brullo, desolato, spoglio
(4): gretto, insensibile, meschino
(5): gretto, ottuso, sterile
(6): inespressivo, insulso, piatto, scialbo

Antonyms

(1): bagnato, umido
(2): fecondo, fertile, fruttifero, generoso, produttivo, ricco; ferace, ubertoso (literary)
(3): fiorente, lussureggiante, rigoglioso
(4): affettuoso, caloroso, premuroso, sensibile
(5): acuto, brillante, creativo
(6): brillante, brioso, espressivo

Derived terms

Related terms

arso
arsura

Noun

arido m (plural aridi)

(especially in plural) dry goods

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

āridō

dative masculine singular of āridus
dative neuter singular of āridus
ablative masculine singular of āridus
ablative neuter plural of āridus

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