desertness
noun
des·ert·ness
ˈdezə(r)tnə̇s
plural -es
: the condition of being like a desert
that air of spellbound desertness which so significantly invests the isles
Herman Melville
Herman Melville
Word History
Etymology
Middle English desertnes, from desert entry 2 + -nes -ness
- antichoicer
- antichoicers
- anticholesterol
- anticholinergic
- anticholinergics
- anticholinesterase
- anticholinesterases
- Antichrist
- antichrists
- antichronism
- antichthon
- antichthones
- anticipant
- anticipants
- anticipatable
- anticipate
- anticipated
- anticipates
- anticipating
- anticipation
- anticipations
- anticipative
- anticipatively
- anticipator
- anticipators