Arid vs Amid - What's the difference?
arid | amid |
Very dry.
Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Devoid of value.
Surrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of.
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As an adjective arid
is very dry.As a preposition amid is
surrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of.arid
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Adjective
(en-adj) (wikipedia arid)Quotations
* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 37 *: Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.See also
* semiaridAnagrams
* * * ----amid
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Alternative forms
*Preposition
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