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Aridity [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. ARID'ITY ,

2. AR'IDNESS, noun

3. Dryness; a state of being without moisture.

4. A dry state of the body; emaciation; the withering of a limb.

Aridity [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.

2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.