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Unfruitful vs Arid - What's the difference?

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Unfruitful is a related term of arid.


As adjectives the difference between unfruitful and arid

is that unfruitful is of or pertaining to not bearing fruit (usually figuratively) while arid is very dry.

unfruitful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to not bearing fruit (usually figuratively).
  • Despite spending two hours looking, her search was unfruitful .

    Antonyms

    * fruitful

    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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