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dryness

/ˈdɹaɪnəs/DRIGH-nuhs
/ˈdɹaɪnəs/DRIGH-nuhs

Meaningbeing dry

Common meaning: lack of moisture

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishdrygesourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdruzesource
  3. Englishdry‘free from water’
  4. Englishformed in English from drydryness‘lack of moisture’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from dry + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DRY, p.181 · scan

Source words

  • dryge Old English · source word “free from water”

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