Arid vs Moisture - What's the difference?
arid | moisture |
Very dry.
Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Devoid of value.
A moderate degree of wetness.
:(Francis Bacon)
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
(medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
As an adjective arid
is very dry.As a noun moisture is
a moderate degree of wetness.arid
English
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
* * * ----moisture
English
Noun
(wikipedia moisture) (en-noun)- All my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -
