arido

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin āridus (dry”, “withered).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ri.do/
  • Rhymes: -arido
  • Hyphenation: à‧ri‧do

Adjective

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

  1. dry, arid
    Synonyms: asciutto, riarso, secco
    Antonyms: bagnato, umido
  2. (by extension) barren, infertile, sterile
    Synonyms: infecondo, improduttivo, infruttifero, sterile
    Antonyms: fecondo, fertile, fruttifero, generoso, produttivo, ricco, (literary) ferace, (literary) ubertoso
  3. (by extension, rare) desolate, bleak (of places)
    Synonyms: brullo, desolato, spoglio
    Antonyms: fiorente, lussureggiante, rigoglioso
  4. (figurative) unfeeling, insensitive
    Synonyms: gretto, insensibile, meschino
    Antonyms: affettuoso, caloroso, premuroso, sensibile
  5. (figurative) narrow-minded, provincial
    Synonyms: gretto, ottuso, sterile
    Antonyms: acuto, brillante, creativo
  6. (figurative) bland, inexpressive (of art)
    Synonyms: inespressivo, insulso, piatto, scialbo
    Antonyms: brillante, brioso, espressivo

Derived terms

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Noun

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arido m (plural aridi)

  1. (usually in the plural) dry goods

Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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āridō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āridus