sere

adjective

ˈsir How to pronounce sere (audio)
variants also sear
Definition of serenext
as in arid
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity a sere region that can't support agriculture

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Recent Examples of sere Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023 Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified. — Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023 Early hominids may have stood up and gotten naked as a way to cope with heat stress on the sere African savanna. — Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sere
  1. arid
  2. dry
  3. desert
  4. thirsty
  5. waterless
Adjective
  • Satellite imagery captured on March 4, published by NASA showed clouds of dust appearing to originate from arid landscapes in northern Mexico and West Texas.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • When hiking or driving through the park, keep an eye out for all of the amazing wildlife that live in this high-elevation, arid ecosystem—just don’t feed them.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of arid
Adjective
  • According to Meteorologist Doug Kahn, a strong low pressure system rotating in the northern Plains collided with warm, moist air from the Gulf, while on its backside, cold, dry air was being funneled down.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Hydrate mask for dry and thirsty hair: on sale for $11 Original price: $22 (Ulta) Sick of dry and brittle hair?
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of dry
Adjective
  • It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.
    — Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011
  • The ban covers the non-desert regions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and most of Orange County and prohibits outdoor and residential burning of wood and manufactured logs.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2021
Definition of desert
Adjective
  • On the other hand, some users were just straight up thirsty right along with Moore.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • This argument echoes Noakes’s critique of hydration research, which was that studies didn’t distinguish between being dehydrated and feeling thirsty.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of thirsty
Adjective
  • While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
Definition of waterless

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