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   Dry·ness

   /ˈdrīnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. absence or lack of moisture or liquid: "dryness of the mouth may occur while you are taking this medicine"
   • ▪ lack or absence of rainfall or humidity: "the searing heat and dryness of the Sahara"
   • 2. lack of interest, excitement, or embellishment; dullness: "readers are repelled by the dryness of much of the matter"
   • ▪ the quality of being unemotional, undemonstrative, or impassive: "the dryness of his delivery"
   • 3. the quality in an alcoholic drink of not being sweet: "there's a lovely dryness to this straw-colored wine"

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   What does dryness mean?

   • Inherited from Middle English dryenesse, drynesse; equivalent to dry + -ness . dryness ( countable and uncountable, plural drynesses) ( uncountable) A lack of moisture. The degree to which something is dry.

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   What does dry mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DRY meaning: 1. Something that is dry does not have water or liquid in it or on its surface: 2. with no or not…. Learn more.

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   What does dryness mean in comedy?

   • “ Dryness, when used in the realm of comedy, involves ingeniously employing irony and sarcasm to evoke laughter from an audience.” The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily Find more words! What is the opposite of dryness? What is the plural of dryness? What is the adverb for dryness? What is the adjective for dryness?

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3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDRYNESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · DRYNESS definition: the quality or state of being dry | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

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   Definition of dryness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet:a dry towel; dry air. having or characterized by little or no rain:a dry climate; the dry season. characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. not under, in, or on water:It was good to be on dry land.

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   The quality or state of being dry. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (uncountable) A lack of moisture. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sobriety. dispassionateness. dispassion.

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   Something that is dry does not have water or liquid in it or on its surface: dry paint. Is your hair dry yet? Fewer examples.

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   There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dryness, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   6 days ago · dryness ( countable and uncountable, plural drynesses) ( uncountable) A lack of moisture. The degree to which something is dry.