aridité

Definitions of aridité
  1. noun
    the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    synonyms: sécheresse
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    antonyms:
    humidité
    the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    types:
    sécheresse
    a shortage of rainfall
    sécheresse
    a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
    type of:
    condition, statut, état
    a state at a particular time
  2. noun
    less than adequate
    synonyms: pauvreté
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    type of:
    stérilité, sécheresse
    the quality of yielding nothing of value
  3. noun
    a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
    synonyms: sécheresse
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    type of:
    sécheresse
    the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
  4. noun
    the quality of yielding nothing of value
    synonyms: stérilité, sécheresse
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    antonyms:
    fertilité, fécondité, productivité
    the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
    types:
    pauvreté
    less than adequate
    improductivité
    the quality of lacking the power to produce
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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