| NOUN | attribute | aridity, fruitlessness, barrenness | the quality of yielding nothing of value |
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| state | aridity, aridness, thirstiness | a deficiency / deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) |
| Meaning | The quality of yielding nothing of value. | |
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| Synonyms | fruitlessness, barrenness | |
| Narrower | poorness | less than adequate |
| unproductiveness | The quality of lacking the power to produce | |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Opposite | fruitfulness, fecundity | The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth |
| Spanish | aridez, esterilidad, infructuosidad | |
| Catalan | aridesa, esterilitat, infructuositat | |
| Meaning | A deficiency / deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall). | |
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| Synonyms | aridness, thirstiness | |
| Broader | dryness, waterlessness, xerotes | The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
| Spanish | aridez | |
| Catalan | aridesa | |
| Adjectives | arid | lacking sufficient water or rainfall |
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