dryness

Noun
US[drahy-nuhs]/ˈdraɪnəs/2 syllables
Synonyms: waterlessnessxerotessobrietydispassiondispassionateness

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)Synonyms: waterlessnessxerotesOpposite wetnessType of condition, statusKinds drought, dehydration, aridity, sereness, xerostomia, rainlessness, xerophthalmia
  2. moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugsSynonyms: sobrietyType of temperance, moderation
  3. objectivity and detachment“her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone”Synonyms: dispassiondispassionatenessType of unemotionality, emotionlessness

Related words dry adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Dry′ness noun

The state of being dry. See Dry.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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