dryness

noun

/ˈdraɪnəs/

[uncountable]

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the state of not being wet, or of having no water or moisture
- The medicine may cause dryness of the mouth.
the state of not getting very much rain
- The result of this summer's dryness was a poor harvest.
the state of not having the natural oils that makes skin or hair soft and healthy
- ingredients that help prevent skin dryness
the quality in wine of being not sweet
- These terms refer to the wine's dryness.
opposite sweetness (2)
the quality in humour of being very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious
- Not everyone appreciated the dryness of his humour.
the quality, especially in writing, of not being very exciting or interesting
- He defended her prose against the charge of dryness.

单词	dryness
释义	dryness noun /ˈdraɪnəs/ /ˈdraɪnəs/ [uncountable] jump to other results the state of not being wet, or of having no water or moisture The medicine may cause dryness of the mouth. the state of not getting very much rain The result of this summer's dryness was a poor harvest. the state of not having the natural oils that makes skin or hair soft and healthy ingredients that help prevent skin dryness the quality in wine of being not sweet These terms refer to the wine's dryness. opposite sweetness (2) the quality in humour of being very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious Not everyone appreciated the dryness of his humour. the quality, especially in writing, of not being very exciting or interesting He defended her prose against the charge of dryness.
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