DRYNESS

Pronunciation (US):

• DRYNESS (noun)
  The noun DRYNESS has 3 senses:

1. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
2. moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
3. objectivity and detachment

  Familiarity information: DRYNESS used as a noun is uncommon.

• DRYNESS (noun)

Meaning:

The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dryness; waterlessness; xerotes

Hypernyms ("dryness" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dryness"):

dehydration; desiccation (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

drought; drouth (a shortage of rainfall)

aridity; aridness; thirstiness (a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall))

sereness (a withered dryness)

conjunctivitis arida; xeroma; xerophthalmia; xerophthalmus (abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A)

dry mouth; xerostomia (abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva)

Antonym:

wetness (the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

Meaning:

Moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

dryness; sobriety

Hypernyms ("dryness" is a kind of...):

moderation; temperance (the trait of avoiding excesses)

Meaning:

Objectivity and detachment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

dispassion; dispassionateness; dryness

Context example:

her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone

Hypernyms ("dryness" is a kind of...):

emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)