The quality of yielding nothing of value.

synonyms: barrenness, fruitlessness.

Roget 340: dryness etc. adj.; siccity^†, aridity, drought, ebb tide, low water.    exsiccation^†, desiccation; arefaction^†, dephlegmation^†, drainage; drier.    [chemical subs. which renders dry] desiccative, dessicator.    [device to render dry] dessicator; hair drier, clothes drier, gas drier, electric drier; vacuum oven, drying oven, kiln; lyophilizer.    clothesline.    ... show more

Polish: nieurodzajność

A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall).

synonyms: aridness, thirstiness.

Dutch: dorheid, droogheid