What is the Latin word for drought?

The usual Latin words for “drought” are siccitās, āriditās, āritūdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“drought” in Latin

siccitāsdryness; drought āriditāsdryness, drought, aridity āritūdōdryness, aridity, drought

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

drought

Dry weather, siccitas: ariditas; aritudo (the former as quality, the latter as continuing state): caelum siccum; siccitates (dry weather in general): there was a great drought that year, siccitate insignis annus fuit; siccitatibus eo anno laboratum est.

Thirst; Vid: THIRST.

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What is the Latin word for drought?: The usual Latin words for “drought” are siccitās, āriditās, āritūdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.