1. The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
   - waterlessness, xerotes 
2. Moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
   - sobriety 
3. Objectivity and detachment
   "her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone"
   - dispassion, dispassionateness

Derived forms: drynesses

See also: dry

Type of: condition, emotionlessness, moderation, status, temperance, unemotionality

Antonym: wetness

Encyclopedia: Dryness

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