dryness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    waterlessness; xerotes.
  2. noun moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
    sobriety.
  3. noun objectivity and detachment
    dispassionateness; dispassion.
    • her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone

WordNet


Dry"ness noun
Definitions
  1. The state of being dry. See Dry.

Webster 1913