aridity

/ɚˈɪd.əti/

词干

后缀

-ity: Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description. · Used to form a countable noun from an adjective, referring to someone or something that conforms to the adjective's description.

Borrowed from Latin āriditās (“dryness”); equivalent to arid +‎ -ity.