adj
Meaning 1
Very dry, lacking humidity and water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arid
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
xeric
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈzɪɚ.ɪk/
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General-American: /ˈzɛɹ-/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzɪə.ɹɪk/
adj
Meaning 2
Adapted to live in a very dry habitat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: xerophilic
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
being deficient in moisture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- deserts provide xeric environments
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hydric, mesic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English xeric From Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) + English -ic.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: xèric — very dry
- Danish: xerisk — very dry
- Dutch: xerisch — very dry
- French: xérique — very dry
- German: xerisch — very dry
- Greek: ξερικός (xerikós) — very dry
- Hindi: शुष्क (śuṣk) — very dry
- Italian: xerico — very dry
- Portuguese: xérico — very dry
- Romanian: xeric — very dry
- Spanish: xérico — very dry
- Swedish: xerisk — very dry
- Ottoman Turkish: چوراق (çorak) — very dry
- Ottoman Turkish: قوراق (kurak) — very dry