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dryness

dry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [drahy]
    • /draɪ/
    • /ˈdraɪ.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drahy]
    • /draɪ/

Definitions of dryness word

  • adjective dryness free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. 1
  • adjective dryness having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season. 1
  • adjective dryness characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. 1
  • adjective dryness not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. 1
  • adjective dryness not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. 1
  • adjective dryness not yielding milk: a dry cow. 1

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Origin of dryness

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought

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Parts of speech for Dryness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dryness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dryness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dryness

noun dryness

  • drought — A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.
  • dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
  • desiccation — Desiccation is the process of becoming completely dried out.
  • parch — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
  • aridness — The state or quality of being arid.

Antonyms for dryness

noun dryness

  • wetness — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.

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