aridity
  乾旱,不毛,乏味
  A·rid·i·ty n.; pl. Aridities
  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.
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  aridity
       n 1: a condition yielding nothing of value [syn: fruitlessness,
             barrenness] [ant: fruitfulness]
       2: a permanent absence of rainfall [syn: aridness]