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Dryness   /drˈaɪnəs/   Listen
Dryness

noun
1.
The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water).  Synonyms: waterlessness, xerotes.  Antonym: wetness.
2.
Moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs.  Synonym: sobriety.
3.
Objectivity and detachment.  Synonyms: dispassion, dispassionateness.






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"Dryness" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Cadduldury." Leaving Dr. Stephenson with the people driving the light carts there, I proceeded towards the bed of the Bogan, which was near, to see what water was there, and following the channel downwards, I met with none. Still I rode on, accompanied by Piper (also on horseback), and the dryness of the bed had forbidden further search, but that I remembered the large ponds we had formerly seen at Bugabada and Muda, which could not be far distant. But it was only after threading the windings of the Bogan, in a ride of at least ...
— Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia • Thomas Mitchell

... diminishes the secretions of the mouth, producing dryness and thirst, instead of moisture; still it is used with the same perseverance as in the former case, and to obviate the same difficulty, an overburdened stomach. And such is the united influence of its stimulant and narcotic qualities, that the thirst it occasions is ...
— A Dissertation on the Medical Properties and Injurious Effects of the Habitual Use of Tobacco • A. McAllister

... salt, two tablespoons of granulated sugar, beat in well one egg, add one cup of sifted flour and enough cold water to moisten dough so that it can be rolled out—about three tablespoons will be sufficient; it depends on the dryness of the flour how ...
— The International Jewish Cook Book • Florence Kreisler Greenbaum

... still in the exceeding freshness he had felt on his arrival, and now in full sunlight, it was as if his sickness had really departed with the terror of the night: a confusion had passed from the brain, a painful dryness from his hands. Simply to be alive and there was a delight; and as he bathed in the fresh water set ready for his use, the air of the room about him seemed like pure gold, the very shadows rich with colour. Summoned at length by one of the white-robed brethren, he went out to walk in the temple garden. ...
— Marius the Epicurean, Volume One • Walter Horatio Pater

... Willie, for the remarkable and prolific offshoots which you have caused to sprout from this dry old root," said Mr Tippet, interrupting, as he glanced round the room with an air of affection, which showed that he loved the root dearly, despite its age and dryness. ...
— Fighting the Flames • R.M. Ballantyne


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