dryness
noun/ˈdraɪnəs/
/ˈdraɪnəs/
[uncountable]- the state of not being wet, or of having no water or moisture
- The medicine may cause dryness of the mouth.
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- the state of not getting very much rain
- The result of this summer's dryness was a poor harvest.
- the state of not having the natural oils that makes skin or hair soft and healthy
- ingredients that help prevent skin dryness
- the quality in wine of being not sweet
- These terms refer to the wine's dryness.
- the quality in humour of being very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious
- Not everyone appreciated the dryness of his humour.
- the quality, especially in writing, of not being very exciting or interesting
- He defended her prose against the charge of dryness.
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