Definition of "aridness" [ar•id•ness]

• The state or quality of being arid. (noun)

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• "During the first dream the dragons had spoken of Krynn's aridness and of Tarris's hidden ability to save people by finding liquid with a stick."
• "The combination of aridness related to the altitude and the long dry season and severe air pollution cause irritation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract."
• "And yet, the conversations that have arisen along the campaign trail have been uniquely fundamental to our democracy -- reaching beyond the usual aridness of politics and policies to issues that many Americans carry in their hearts every day."