desertness

desertness
\\ˈdezə(r)tnə̇s\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Middle English desertnes, from desert (II) + -nes -ness
: the condition of being like a desert

that air of spellbound desertness which so significantly invests the isles — Herman Melville


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  • Desertness — Des ert*ness, n. A deserted condition. [R.] The desertness of the country. Udall …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • desertness — des·ert·ness …   English syllables

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