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WATERLESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
Synonyms:
dryness; waterlessness; xerotes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("waterlessness" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waterlessness"):
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)
Derivation:
waterless (lacking sufficient water or rainfall)
