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aridity

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aridity [ə′rid·əd·ē]
(climatology)
The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture.
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His soul was filled on a sudden with a singular aridity.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
The travellers were now entering one of those great steppes of the Far West, where the prevalent aridity of the atmosphere renders the country unfit for cultivation.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
The balloon, having been made fast to a solitary tree, almost completely dried up by the aridity of the region in which it stood, passed the night in perfect quietness; and the travellers were enabled to enjoy a little of the repose which they so greatly needed.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
 
 
 
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