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Dryness (Noun)

Objectivity and detachment; "her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone".

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Her demeanor exuded a dryness that made her criticism seem particularly scathing.
The academic's tone was characterized by a dryness that left many of his students struggling to stay engaged.
Despite her deep feelings on the matter, she delivered her report with a dryness that was unnerving.
His words were delivered with a dryness that was clearly intended to be ironic, but came across as insincere instead.
The reviewer's assessment was marked by a dryness that bordered on cruelty, leaving the artist's work in tatters.

The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water).

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The dryness of the desert landscape made it difficult for plants to survive.
The dryness in the air caused my skin to become itchy and flaky.
The dryness of the soil made it hard to grow crops without irrigation.
The dryness of the paint indicated that it was ready to be varnished.
The dryness of the lake bed revealed the remnants of a long-forgotten civilization.