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drynesses

drynesses is the plural of dryness.

Meaning of dryness

Noun

dryness (countable and uncountable, plural drynesses)

  1. (uncountable) A lack of moisture.
    • Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.”2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times
  2. The degree to which something is dry.

Questions about drynesses

What is drynesses the plural of?
Drynesses is the plural of dryness.

Words near drynesses in the dictionary

  1. dryly
  2. Drymen
  3. drymonym
  4. drymonyms
  5. dryness
  6. drynesses
  7. drynurse
  8. drynursed
  9. drynurses
  10. drynursing
  11. drynx

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