Home › Words › A › arenationarenationarenation · noun — A form of therapeutic bathing in hot sand.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Latin arēna (“sand”).nounA form of therapeutic bathing in hot sand.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.saburration 70% match — A sand bath (immersion of the body in hot sand). vs arenation →psammotherapy 68% match — sand baths as a form of therapy vs arenation →crenotherapy 65% match — The therapeutic use of mud, mineral waters and steam. vs arenation →balneation 63% match — The act of bathing. vs arenation →arenized 60% match — Converted into sand by arenization vs arenation →arenization 59% match — The formation of sand by weathering of granite or similar coarse-grained rock vs arenation →arenize 58% match — To form sand by arenization vs arenation →thermalism 58% match — The therapeutic use of hot-water springs vs arenation →