aridity ari·dity uncommon noun 1. a condition yielding nothing of value Synonymsfruitlessnessbarrenness Antonymsfruitfulness 2. a permanent absence of rainfall Synonymsaridness Related words Broader terms qualitydryness Narrower terms poornessunproductiveness WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.