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Arid vs Humid - What's the difference?

arid | humid |

As adjectives the difference between arid and humid

is that arid is very dry while humid is containing sensible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor.

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

    Anagrams

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    humid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing sensible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor.
    • 1667 - , Paradise Lost (1667)
  • :: Evening cloud, or humid bow.

    • Synonyms

    * damp, moist

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