dryness

noun

Definition of drynessnext
as in exhaustion

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Recent Examples of dryness In addition, women and smokers are also more likely to deal with dryness. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026 The Balm, $13, is the equivalent of a Vaseline or Aquaphor, a barrier-supporting treatement that targets dryness and irritation of the body, face and fingernails. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026 Follow with a barrier repair moisturizer, since some study participants noticed dryness. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 The professional haircare brand has been a salon favorite for decades, with products designed to address everything from damage and dryness to frizz, color maintenance, and heat styling. — Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026 The statement about embracing her face and body comes after Berry partnered with Joylux to launch a new vaginal dryness gel, Juicy Like a Peach, in July. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Its conditioning blend of sensitive skin-friendly ceramides, fatty acids, cholesterol, and allantoin helps restore the skin barrier and stave off dryness all day long. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 Certain medications and health conditions can reduce tear production or disrupt the tear film, contributing to persistent dryness and irritation. — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2026 About 30% of California remained free of drought or abnormal dryness. — Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
  1. exhaustion
  2. depletion
  3. availability
  4. clearness
  5. barrenness
  6. bleakness
Noun
  • It is better understood as a symptom of political exhaustion and vulnerability following years of division, economic hardship, and war.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Touring’s heated and ventilated leather seats and lumbar support helped keep exhaustion at bay.
    — Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhaustion
Noun
  • The effect is reiterated as the brush is reloaded and the sequence of depletion begins again.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Dilmore cautions against using this method in the garden because the heat and oxygen depletion can damage soil microbes.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of depletion
Noun
  • Give yourself permission to enjoy connection without performing constant availability.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The set’s first-week sales were bolstered by its availability across 16 vinyl variants (one with a bonus track), nine CD variants (one with a bonus track), six download variants (most with bonus tracks) and a cassette.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of availability
Noun
  • Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of clearness
Noun
  • But many assumptions that Stratos’ investors or Utah politicians might have had about Box Elder County – about either the acquiescence of its people or the barrenness of its landscape – have been proved wrong over the past few months.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Shunammite, once so determined to get her period, is staring down the possibility of barrenness and, in Gilead, that means spinsterhood.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Definition of barrenness
Noun
  • The bleakness of those far northern isles, the punishing, incessant wind, the wild beauty of the land and rugged coastline are unforgettably conjured alongside her inner struggle to stay sober.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The choice yields a brighter, richer, more varied and nuanced story in which coming-of-age tropes mingle with Gileadean bleakness to reveal new facets of a state premised on male supremacy.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of bleakness

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“Dryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dryness. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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