dryness
Lack of dampness
Dryness is the state of lacking moisture or liquid.
Skin has dryness when it feels rough or flaky.
Wine with dryness isn't sweet.
In speech or writing, dryness suggests a deadpan quality—understated humor delivered without obvious signals: The dryness of her wit made it hard to tell if she was joking.
Prolonged water scarcity
- aridDevoid of water
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- barrenUnable to produce
- desolateBleak and abandoned
scorched · desiccation · waterless · dusty · evaporation · xeric · sere · rainless
Excessive fluid loss
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- hydrateInfuse with water
- waterClear essential liquid
craving · drink · moisture · refreshment · cottonmouth · thirsty · parch · guzzle
Liable to shatter
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
- chappedSkin rough from dryness
- crispFirm and breakable
shriveled · wizened · leathery · papery · rough · scaly · peeling · coarse
Clever, inventive humor
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
wry · sarcastic · subtle · laconic · acerbic · droll · tongue-in-cheek · satirical
Having no taste
- tastelessHaving no flavor
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
- insipidWithout flavor or interest
- plainBasic and unremarkable
dull · uninteresting · monotonous · stale · flat · lifeless · uninspiring · prosaic
Lacking outward feeling
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- reservedRestrained in manner
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
distant · impassive · clinical · matter-of-fact · deadpan · wooden · cold · impersonal
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
desolate · scorched · desiccation · waterless · dusty · evaporation · xeric · sere · rainless · sunbaked
dehydration
Excessive fluid loss
water · craving · drink · moisture · refreshment · cottonmouth · thirsty · parch · guzzle · sip
brittle
Liable to shatter
crisp · shriveled · wizened · leathery · papery · rough · scaly · peeling · coarse · crumbly
wit
Clever, inventive humor
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
deadpan · wry · sarcastic · subtle · laconic · acerbic · droll · tongue-in-cheek · satirical · mordant
flavorless
Having no taste
- tastelessHaving no flavor
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
- insipidWithout flavor or interest
plain · dull · uninteresting · monotonous · stale · flat · lifeless · uninspiring · prosaic · colorless
unemotional
Lacking outward feeling
aloof · distant · impassive · clinical · matter-of-fact · deadpan · wooden · cold · impersonal · businesslike
desiccant
Moisture-absorbing material
charcoal · clay · diatomite · peat · cellulose · adsorption · alumina · bentonite · vermiculite · moisture-wicking
dunes
Wind-formed sand ridges
mirage · nomad · caravan · wasteland · cactus · tumbleweed · outback · mesa · butte · sirocco
- dry skinflaking, cracking, scaling, roughness, peeling
- physical propertiessolid, texture, weight, mass, surface
- quality statefreshness, ripeness, cleanliness, dirtiness, purity
- atmospheric conditionscloudiness, fogginess, mistiness, haziness, smokiness
- body sensestouch, pain, proprioception, kinesthesia, tactile sensation
- hair problemsbreakage, split ends, frizz, damage, tangles
drynesswetness
State of being soaked
moisture · dampness · humidity · sogginess · saturation
drynessexuberance
Lively, unrestrained enthusiasm
effusiveness · expressiveness · animation · emotionality · warmth
drynessliveliness
Animated, energetic quality
excitement · vividness · colorfulness · exhilaration · engagement
- vaginal drynessLack of intimate lubrication
- skin drynessInsufficient dermal hydration