adjective
arent
AH-rehnt
adjective
1
Dried out or withered; parched by heat.
"The arent fields hadn't seen rain in weeks."
How to Use Arent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rare, literary word for dried-up or parched.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
more arent comparative, Arents plural, most arent superlative
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Etymology
From Latin arentem, "drying, parched," the present participle of areo, "to be dry or withered."