rainlessness
Absence of showers
Rainlessness is the state or condition of having no rain.
The word typically describes prolonged dry periods rather than momentary absence: The rainlessness of the region makes agriculture difficult.
It's a formal or technical alternative to drought, though drought implies hardship while rainlessness is more neutral.
Absence of moisture
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
barometric · atmospheric · high-pressure · anticyclone · meteorology · climatology · hydrology
Severe food shortage
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- reservoirsBodies storing water supply
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
thirst · depletion · fallow · hardship · subsistence · scarcity · starvation · malnutrition
aridity
Absence of moisture
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
monsoon · barometric · atmospheric · high-pressure · anticyclone · meteorology · climatology · hydrology
famine
Severe food shortage
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- reservoirsBodies storing water supply
irrigation · thirst · depletion · fallow · hardship · subsistence · scarcity · starvation · malnutrition · arid
moisture
Small amounts of liquid
- dehumidifierDevice reducing air moisture
- desiccantMoisture-absorbing material
- brittleLiable to shatter
crispy · chapped · cracked · dusty · wilted · sere · parched · withered · shriveled · bone-dry
sand
Fine rock particles
oasis · camel · nomad · Bedouin · mirage · caravan · cacti · xerophyte · tumbleweed · sunbaked
rainlessnessrainfall
Water falling from clouds
rain · precipitation · raininess · downpour · shower
rainlessnessdeluge
Severe overflow of water
monsoon · torrential rain · saturation · soaking · inundation
rain, rainy, raining, rainfall, rainstorm, raindrop, rained, raindrops, rainwater