DRYNESS, noun 1. Destitution of moisture; want of water or other fluid; siccity; a aridity; aridness; as the dryness of a soil; dryness of the road. 2. Want of rain; as dryness of weather. 3. Want of juice or succulence; as dryness of the bones or fibers. 4. Want of succulence or greenness; as the dryness of hay or corn. 5. Barrenness; jejuneness; want of ornament or pathos; want of that which enlivens and entertains; as the dryness of style or expression; the dryness of a subject. 6. Want of feeling or sensibility in devotion; want of ardor; as dryness of spirit.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI