waterless

/'wɔ:təlis/

Thân thiện

The farmer checks the waterless well in the dry field.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking water; dry: Describes something that contains no water or is extremely dry.
   • Receiving little or no rainfall: Describes a climate or region that is arid.

Usage

The adjective "waterless" is used to describe places, conditions, or things that are completely devoid of water or moisture. It often emphasizes a severe or absolute lack of water.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The explorers crossed a vast, waterless desert.
  • The well had been waterless for years.
  • They struggled to survive in the waterless landscape.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Scientific Context: Used in geology, geography, or environmental science to describe formations or periods without water.
  • The study focused on waterless valleys on Mars.
• Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe something barren or unproductive.
  • He endured a waterless period of creativity.

Variants and Related Words

• Waterlessness (noun): The state or condition of being without water.
  • The waterlessness of the soil made farming impossible.

Synonyms

• Arid: (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
• Dry: Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.
• Parched: Dried out with heat; extremely thirsty.

Antonyms

• Watery: Consisting of, containing, or resembling water.
• Wet: Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.
• Moist: Slightly wet; damp.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking sufficient water or rainfall
   • an arid climate
   • a waterless well
   • miles of waterless country to cross

Từ đồng nghĩa

• arid