searness

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noun

The state of being dry and withered.

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Meanings

nounsearness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being dry and withered.

    […] and what few leaves remain below, bearing all the searness and yellowness of autumn, and only waiting a strong wind to scatter the whole.

    1849, European Life and Manners, page 269

Origin

From sear + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arseness
Cite this entry
APA

searness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searness

MLA

“searness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “searness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searness.

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