Arid vs Uninhabited - What's the difference?

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Arid is a related term of uninhabited.


As adjectives the difference between arid and uninhabited

is that arid is very dry while uninhabited is not inhabited; having no inhabitants.

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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    uninhabited

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • not inhabited; having no inhabitants