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dryness

UK, US/ˈdɹaɪ.nəs/

noun

What it means

  1. uncountableA lack of moisture.

    Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.”

    2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times
  2. countableuncountableThe degree to which something is dry.

In a sentence

Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.”

2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times

Where it comes from

  1. Middle Englishdryenesse
  2. Englishdryness

Inherited from Middle English dryenesse, drynesse; equivalent to dry + -ness.

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