dryness

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noun

1. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
waterlessness, xerotes
• Ant:
wetness
• Derivationally related forms:
waterless (for: waterlessness), dry
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
• Hyponyms:
dehydration, desiccation, drought, drouth, aridity,
aridness, thirstiness, sereness, xerophthalmia, xerophthalmus, xeroma,
conjunctivitis arida, xerostomia, dry mouth
2. moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
• Syn:
sobriety
• Derivationally related forms:
dry
• Hypernyms:
temperance, moderation
3. objectivity and detachment
- her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone
• Syn:
dispassion, dispassionateness
• Derivationally related forms:
dry, dispassionate (for: dispassionateness)
• Hypernyms:
unemotionality, emotionlessness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dispassion, dispassionateness, sobriety, waterlessness, xerotes