As adjectives the difference between fertile and arid
is that fertile is capable of growing abundant crops; productive while arid is very dry.
fertile
English
Adjective
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en adjective)
(of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops; productive
(biology) capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful
(biology) capable of developing past the egg stage
(of an imagination etc) productive or prolific
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* barren
* infertile
Related terms
* fertilisation, fertilization
* fertilise, fertilize
* fertiliser, fertilizer
* fertility, fertileness
* subfertile
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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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