desertness
noun
des·ert·ness
ˈdezə(r)tnə̇s
plural -es
: the condition of being like a desert
that air of spellbound desertness which so significantly invests the isles
Herman Melville
Herman Melville
Word History
Etymology
Middle English desertnes, from desert entry 2 + -nes -ness
- ferrouser
- ferrousest
- ferrousser
- ferroussest
- ferrovanadium
- ferrozirconium
- ferruccite
- ferruginate
- ferrugination
- ferrugineous
- ferruginous
- ferruginous hawk
- ferrule
- ferruled
- clearing away
- clearing bank
- clearing bath
- clearing nut
- clearing off
- clearing out
- clearing shower
- clearing station
- clearing up
- clearinghouse
- clearinghouse agent