🇬🇧🇪🇸 aridity - aridez : English Lesson
noun
“Oops, the video you wanted took a vacation. Here’s a random one that didn’t!”
Meaning of "aridity" ("aridez"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Aridity is when a place is so dry that there is almost no water and hardly any rain, so plants have a tough time growing. In aridity, the soil is dusty, the air feels dry, and everything seems thirsty. Deserts are examples of places with aridity because they get so little rain that only special plants and animals can survive there.
Our science poster showed aridity with one lonely raindrop holding a suitcase and leaving town.
The aridity was so serious that even the shadows were looking around for a water fountain.
Aridity was so bad on the alien planet that the aliens had never learned to swim, only to dust off their feet.
The aridity in the desert was so intense that even the cactus put up a sign saying, “No more dry jokes, please.”
Real deserts are famous for their aridity—in some of the driest ones, it might not rain for years.
The boy kneels by a cracked pot on the dry tile. The aridity around him makes his hands shake. He feels aridity. Aridity pulled dust from the soil, and aridity had bleached the leaves. He pours a small cup; a tiny green shoot lifts against aridity. He smiles, relief meeting the warm dust.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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