nnoun.statethe condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)Synset:waterlessness xerotes
Antonyms:wetness
Derivationally Related Form:waterlessdry
Hypernyms:condition status
Inherited Hypernyms:drynessconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:aridityaridnessconjunctivitis aridadehydrationdesiccationdroughtdrouthdry mouthserenessthirstinessxeromaxerophthalmiaxerophthalmusxerostomia
Full Hyponyms:ariditydehydrationdroughtserenessxerophthalmiaxerostomia
nnoun.attributemoderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugsSynset:sobriety
Derivationally Related Form:dry
Hypernyms:moderation temperance
Inherited Hypernyms:sobrietytemperancenatural virtuecardinal virtuevirtuegoodmoralityqualityattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sobrietytemperancerestraintdisciplinetraitattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeobjectivity and detachmentSynset:dispassion dispassionateness
Examples:- her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone
Derivationally Related Form:dispassionatedry
Hypernyms:emotionlessness unemotionality
Inherited Hypernyms:dispassionunemotionalitytraitattributeabstractionentity