ARIDNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)

Synonyms:

aridity; aridness; thirstiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("aridness" is a kind of...):

dryness; waterlessness; xerotes (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

Derivation:

arid (lacking sufficient water or rainfall)

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