rainless
Dry weather condition
Rainless means without rain.
A rainless sky shows no sign of precipitation.
A rainless summer or rainless season is one in which little or no rain falls.
The word typically describes weather, climates, or periods of time marked by drought or aridity.
To leave behind completely
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- semi-aridModerately low rainfall climate
- dustFine settled particles
sunbaked · cactus · mesa · plateau · oasis · savanna · scrubland · badlands
Free of sky cover
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- sunnyBright with daylight
- dry seasonMonths with minimal rainfall
- high pressureStrong force per area
fair weather · blue sky · dry spell · anticyclone · weather pattern · clear skies · rainmaking · cloud seeding
Insufficient supply of water
- famineSevere food shortage
- crop failureWhen fields yield nothing
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- dust bowlErosion-ravaged drought zone
desertification · heatwave · food insecurity · water rationing · dry spell · climate change · water scarcity · cracked earth
Unable to produce offspring
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- lifelessDevoid of animation
bleak · desolate · wasteland · bare · empty · stark · depleted · fallow
Excessive fluid loss
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- gulpingSwallowing hastily, noisily
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- electrolytesConducting ions in solution
desert
To leave behind completely
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- semi-aridModerately low rainfall climate
dust · sunbaked · cactus · mesa · plateau · oasis · savanna · scrubland · badlands · dune
cloudless
Free of sky cover
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- sunnyBright with daylight
- dry seasonMonths with minimal rainfall
high pressure · fair weather · blue sky · dry spell · anticyclone · weather pattern · clear skies · rainmaking · cloud seeding
water shortage
Insufficient supply of water
- famineSevere food shortage
- crop failureWhen fields yield nothing
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
dust bowl · desertification · heatwave · food insecurity · water rationing · dry spell · climate change · water scarcity · cracked earth · dried riverbed
infertile
Unable to produce offspring
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
lifeless · bleak · desolate · wasteland · bare · empty · stark · depleted · fallow · hardpan
dehydration
Excessive fluid loss