DRY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
Example: dry land; dry clothes; a dry climate; dry splintery boards; a dry river bed; the paint is dry
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
humorously sarcastic or mocking
Example: dry humor; an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely; an ironic novel; an ironical smile; with a wry Scottish wit
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Adjective
lacking moisture or volatile components
Example: dry paint
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Adjective
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
Example: the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers; a dry state
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Adjective
not producing milk
Example: a dry cow
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Adjective
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
Example: a dry white burgundy; a dry Bordeaux
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Adjective
without a mucous or watery discharge; a small child with a dry nose"
Example: a dry cough; that rare thing in the wintertime
Meaning 8
Part of speech: Adjective
not shedding tears
Example: dry sobs; with dry eyes
Meaning 9
Part of speech: Adjective
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
Example: a dry book; a dry lecture filled with trivial details; dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
Meaning 10
Part of speech: Adjective
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
Example: dry weight
Meaning 11
Part of speech: Adjective
unproductive especially of the expected results
Example: a dry run; a mind dry of new ideas
Meaning 12
Part of speech: Adjective
having no adornment or coloration
Example: dry facts; rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner
Meaning 13
Part of speech: Adjective
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
Example: dry toast; dry meat
Meaning 14
Part of speech: Adjective
having a large proportion of strong liquor
Example: a very dry martini is almost straight gin
Meaning 15
Part of speech: Adjective
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
Example: a dry greeting; a dry reading of the lines; a dry critique
Meaning 16
Part of speech: Adjective
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; I happen to be teetotal"
Example: he's been dry for ten years; no thank you
Synonyms
Ironic, Dry, Wry, Juiceless, Dry out
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "dry" comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ-. It started in Proto-Germanic *drūgiz. Then it appeared in Proto-West Germanic *drūgijan. Later, people used it in Old English drȳġan. After that, it was Middle English drien. Over time, it became Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ-. Finally, it reached Proto-Germanic *drūgiz. It started in Old English drȳġe. Then it appeared in Middle English drye. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Scots: dry
- North Frisian: drüg
- Saterland Frisian: druuch
- West Frisian: droech
- Dutch: droog
- Low German: dröög
- German: dröge
- Icelandic: draugur
- German: trocken
- West Frisian: drege
- Danish: drøj
- Swedish: dryg
- Icelandic: drjúgur
- Latin: firmus
🔗 Related Words
drought – A related word in the same word family.
drain – A related word in the same word family.
dree – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.