Synonyms for dryness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Dispassion
2. Waterlessness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A lack of moisture.
- n. 2
The degree to which something is dry.
Forms
- Plural
- drynesses → dispassions, aridities, thirsts, droughts…
Example sentences
- aridity Rain is more desirable than aridity.
- sobriety Yanni is strongly devoted to his sobriety.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dryness | falling | |
| dispassion | rising | |
| dispassionateness | falling | |
| aridity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- thirst1
- 7 letters
- drought1, aridity, xerotes
- 8 letters
- sobriety4
- 10 letters
- dispassion
- 13 letters
- waterlessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sobriety4 = 4 syllables).