dryness — The state of being without moisture or liquid; lack of humidity or wetness. Can also refer to a dull, uninteresting quality in speech or writing.
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: The state of being without moisture or liquid; lack of humidity or wetness. Can also refer to a dull, uninteresting quality in speech or writing.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdraɪnəs/
Korean meaning: 건조함, 메마름, 재미없음
Korean pronunciation: 드라이-네스 (강세: 드라이)
Example Sentences
- The dryness in the air made my lips feel like sandpaper.
- My professor's dryness could cure insomnia better than any sleeping pill.
- The dryness of the joke was so intense that even the crickets stopped chirping.
dryness
NOUN//ˈdraɪnəs//
The state of being without moisture or liquid; lack of humidity or wetness. Can also refer to a dull, uninteresting quality in speech or writing.
The state of being without moisture or liquid; lack of humidity or wetness. Can also refer to a dull, uninteresting quality in speech or writing.
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In the dryness, shyness conceals slyness!
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Origin
From Old English 'drȳge' meaning 'dry' combined with the suffix '-ness' to form a noun. The root traces back to Germanic languages and is related to words meaning 'lacking moisture.'
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“The dryness in the air made my lips feel like sandpaper.”
“My professor's dryness could cure insomnia better than any sleeping pill.”
“The dryness of the joke was so intense that even the crickets stopped chirping.”
“She applied moisturizer to combat the dryness of winter weather.”
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