ALL meanings of dryness
dry
D d - 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
- adjective dryness free from tears: dry eyes. 1
- adjective dryness drained or evaporated away: a dry river. 1
- adjective dryness desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak. 1
- adjective dryness causing thirst: dry work. 1
- adjective dryness served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast. 1
- adjective dryness (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent. 1
- adjective dryness (of bread and bakery products) stale. 1
- adjective dryness of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions. 1
- adjective dryness (of wines) not sweet. 1
- adjective dryness made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan. made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini. 1
- adjective dryness characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state. 1
- adjective dryness (of British biscuits) not sweet. 1
- adjective dryness plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts. 1
- adjective dryness dull; uninteresting: a dry subject. 1
- adjective dryness expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor. 1
- adjective dryness indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer. 1
- adjective dryness unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years. 1
- adjective dryness (of lumber) fully seasoned. 1
- adjective dryness Building Trades. (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement. (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster. 1
- adjective dryness Ceramics. unglazed. insufficiently glazed. 1
- adjective dryness Art. hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color. 1
- verb with object dryness to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes. 1
- verb without object dryness to become dry; lose moisture. 1
- noun plural dryness a prohibitionist. 1
- noun plural dryness a dry place, area, or region. 1
- noun dryness lack of moisture 1
- idioms dryness not dry behind the ears, immature; unsophisticated: Adult responsibilities were forced on him, although he was still not dry behind the ears. 1
- noun dryness wine: lack of sweetness 1
- noun dryness deadpan humour 1
- noun dryness subject: dullness 1
- noun dryness (uncountable) A lack of moisture. 1
- noun dryness the quality or state of being dry 0
- noun dryness The degree to which something is dry. 0