Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aridity

2 senses of aridity

Sense 1
fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness -- (the quality of yielding nothing of value)
       => quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)

Sense 2
aridity, aridness, thirstiness -- (a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall))
       => dryness, waterlessness, xerotes -- (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))