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Aridity

The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.

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Dryness 76% connected

The state of being dry. See Dry.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Poorness 76% connected

The quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective).

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Arid 74% connected

Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

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Arid 74% connected

Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Barren 74% connected

Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.

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Barren 74% connected

Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.

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Aridness 92% connected

Aridity; dryness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Barrenness 92% connected

The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thirstiness 92% connected

The state of being thirsty; thirst.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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