Read the dictionary definition of arid. All definitions for this word.
1. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
1. a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata
2. a desiccate romance
3. a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery
2. lacking sufficient water or rainfall
1. an arid climate
2. a waterless well
3. miles of waterless country to cross