dryness
Noun
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subtypes:
- 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
same as: waterlessness, xerotes -
is a type of: moderation, temperance - the trait of avoiding excessessame as: sobriety
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is a type of: emotionlessness, unemotionality - absence of emotionsame as: dispassion, dispassionateness
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