aridness

English Thesaurus

1. a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	dryness, waterlessness, xerotes,
definition	:	the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) (noun.state)

derivation	:	arid, waterless,
definition	:	lacking sufficient water or rainfall (adj.all)

derivation	:	thirsty,
definition	:	needing moisture (adj.all)

derivation	:	arid, waterless,
definition	:	lacking sufficient water or rainfall (adj.all)

derivation	:	thirsty,
definition	:	needing moisture (adj.all)