thirstiness (noun)

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• thirstiness — thirsty ► ADJECTIVE (thirstier, thirstiest) 1) feeling thirst. 2) (of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water. 3) causing thirst: modelling is thirsty work. 4) (thirsty for) having or showing a strong desire for. D …   English terms dictionary

• thirstiness — noun see thirsty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thirstiness — noun The property of being thirsty. It was not the heat that caused his thirstyness, it was the low humidity …   Wiktionary

• thirstiness — noun 1. a physiological need to drink • Syn: ↑thirst • Derivationally related forms: ↑thirsty, ↑thirsty (for: ↑thirst), ↑thirst (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• thirsty — adjective (thirstier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. a. feeling thirst b. deficient in moisture ; parched < thirsty land > c. highly absorbent < thirsty towels > 2. having a strong desire …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thirsty — adjective (thirstier, thirstiest) 1》 feeling thirst.     ↘(of land, plants, etc.) in need of water; dry or parched.     ↘(of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water. 2》 informal causing thirst. Derivatives thirstily adverb… …   English new terms dictionary

• thirsty — /ˈθɜsti/ (say therstee) adjective (thirstier, thirstiest) 1. having thirst; craving drink. 2. needing moisture, as land; dry or arid. 3. eagerly desirous; eager. 4. Colloquial causing thirst. {thirst + y1} –thirstily, adverb –thirstiness …  

• thirstily — thirsty ► ADJECTIVE (thirstier, thirstiest) 1) feeling thirst. 2) (of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water. 3) causing thirst: modelling is thirsty work. 4) (thirsty for) having or showing a strong desire for. D …   English terms dictionary

• thirsty — ► ADJECTIVE (thirstier, thirstiest) 1) feeling thirst. 2) (of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water. 3) causing thirst: modelling is thirsty work. 4) (thirsty for) having or showing a strong desire for. D …   English terms dictionary

• aridity — noun 1. the quality of yielding nothing of value (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑fruitlessness, ↑barrenness • Ant: ↑fruitfulness (for: ↑fruitlessness) • …   Useful english dictionary

• aridness — noun a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) • Syn: ↑aridity, ↑thirstiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thirsty (for: ↑thirstiness), ↑arid, ↑arid …   Useful english dictionary