dryness

noun

Definition of drynessnext
as in exhaustion

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Recent Examples of dryness Unlike a traditional body lotion, the moisturizer’s lightweight, milky texture softens skin, smooths rough patches, and relieves dryness sans the greasy film. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026 Curology x Dove Cameron, developed with Whitney Tolpinrud, chief dermatologist at Curology, is designed to address universal skin needs, such as hydration and dryness — both of which Cameron has experienced. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Be sure to water directly at the base of each plant, targeting the roots to combat the dryness of autumn soil. — Macie Stump, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026 CorneaCare’s Self Heating Warm Compresses deliver instant warmth plus hydrated minerals aimed at dryness, fatigue, tearing and puffiness. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Diagnose your actual problem, whether dryness and damage or frizz and dullness, then pick the product built for it. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 With the weather getting colder, your strands are more prone to frizz, dryness, and static. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
  1. exhaustion
  2. depletion
  3. availability
  4. clearness
  5. barrenness
  6. bleakness
Noun
  • Security by exhaustion The internet is held together with shoestring and bubblegum.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Change fatigue is a state of exhaustion workers may experience after going through many changes at their employer.
    — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhaustion
Noun
  • The rare Voatsiperifery pepper, native to Madagascar and coveted by international chefs, is facing the depletion of its wild habitat through irresponsible harvesting, bush fires, and charcoal production.
    — Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Their concerns ranged from noise pollution to water depletion to higher water and energy bills.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of depletion
Noun
  • Others construed it as some sort of message intentionally leaked from a team fed up with his approach or simply his lack of availability.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Concert dates, performers and ticket availability are subject to change.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 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 1 Nov. 2026.

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