Thirstiness (Noun)
Meaning 1
A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall).
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The region's prolonged thirstiness had led to severe water shortages and crop failures.
- The traveler's canteen was almost empty, exacerbating his growing thirstiness in the arid desert.
- Years of drought had left the land in a state of perpetual thirstiness, withering all vegetation.
- The farmer's crops were struggling to survive due to the soil's chronic thirstiness, which made it difficult to retain moisture.
- The thirstiness of the landscape was a stark reminder of the devastating effects of climate change on the environment.
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Meaning 2
A physiological need to drink.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
Strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.