WATERLESSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)