parchedness
State of extreme thirst
Parchedness is the state of being extremely dry or dehydrated.
The word describes parched land, throats, or lips—anything desiccated from lack of moisture.
It can extend to figurative dryness: the parchedness of academic prose.
The noun is uncommon; parched itself usually suffices.
Thoroughly dehydrated
- witheredDried and shrunken
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- brittleLiable to shatter
dusty · flaky · chapped · papery · crispy · wizened · sere · husky
Prolonged water scarcity
- desertTo leave behind completely
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- rainlessLacking precipitation
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
sweltering · outback · sun-baked · drought-stricken · bone-dry · torrid
Uninhabitable barren region
- barrenUnable to produce
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- dustFine settled particles
- sandFine rock particles
dunes · sun-bleached · scrubland · hardpan · lifeless · depleted · eroded · blighted
Swallowing hastily, noisily
- thirstinessNeed for fluid intake
- slakeSatisfy a desire fully
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
raspy · gasping · unslaked · unquenched · insatiable
Heat illness from exposure
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- crampingInvoluntary muscle contraction
rehydration · overheating · lethargy · weakness · collapse · saline
desiccated
Thoroughly dehydrated
brittle · dusty · flaky · chapped · papery · crispy · wizened · sere · husky · sapless
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
- desertTo leave behind completely
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- rainlessLacking precipitation
blistering · sweltering · outback · sun-baked · drought-stricken · bone-dry · torrid
wasteland
Uninhabitable barren region
sand · dunes · sun-bleached · scrubland · hardpan · lifeless · depleted · eroded · blighted · desolate
gulping
Swallowing hastily, noisily
- thirstinessNeed for fluid intake
- slakeSatisfy a desire fully
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
yearning · raspy · gasping · unslaked · unquenched · insatiable
sunstroke
Heat illness from exposure
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
cramping · rehydration · overheating · lethargy · weakness · collapse · saline