- dryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
--1 is a kind of condition, status
Antonyms: wetness
--1 has particulars:dehydration, desiccation; drought; aridity, aridness; sereness; xerophthalmia, xerophthalmus, xeroma, conjunctivitis arida; xerostomia, dry mouth