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Arid vs Boring - What's the difference?

arid | boring |

As adjectives the difference between arid and boring

is that arid is very dry while boring is causing boredom.

As a noun boring is

a pit or hole which has been d.

As a verb boring is

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arid

English

Adjective

(en-adj) (wikipedia arid)
  • Very dry.
  • Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
  • Devoid of value.

    • 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

    * semiarid

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    boring

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pit or hole which has been d.
  • * 1992 , J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications , p. 191:
    • It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  • Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing boredom.
    • What a boring film that was!

    Synonyms

    * dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious * See also

    Derived terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * bore * bored * boredom

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