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waterlessness

/ˈwɔtɝləsnəs/ noun

Absence of water.

Word Origin From Old English wæter 'water' and leas 'lacking' — waterlessness is the condition of having no water, like a desert. The root wæter gives us a flood of words: water, watery, waterproof, waterfall, waterbed, watermelon. The PIE root *wed- also gives us wet and wash.

noun Absence of water. countable

The waterlessness of the desert makes survival difficult.

(名词) 无水；干旱；干涸 【无水状态】

沙漠中缺乏水源使生存变得困难。

(sustantivo) Ausencia de agua.

La ausencia de agua del desierto hace difícil la supervivencia.

(nom) aridité; absence d'eau; manque d'eau; siccité [Absence totale d'eau ; état de ce qui est dépourvu d'eau.]

L'absence d'eau (waterlessness) du désert rend la survie très difficile.

(Substantiv) Wasserlosigkeit; Wassermangel [**Waterlessness** *f.*: Das vollständige Fehlen von Wasser; Trockenheit.]

Die **Waterlessness** der Wüste macht das Überleben schwierig.

(名詞) 水がないこと。水の欠如。

砂漠には水がないため、生き延びることが難しい。

(substantivo) ausência de água; secura; aridez; estiagem [Ausência de água.]

A falta de água no deserto torna a sobrevivência difícil.

Synonyms: dryness aridity drought dehydration lack of water desiccation parchedness water scarcity Antonyms: wetness moisture hydration wateriness
Word parts: water + less + ness

Related words

waterless watery wateriness waterproofing

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