Noun
Aridity; dryness.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere was no room in him for curiosity; The capacity for observation had long since starved on the aridness of his soul. Tanith Lee
William deBuys is the author of seven books, including the just published "A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest" (a Pulitzer Prize finalist) and "The Walk" (an excerpt of which won a Pushcart Prize). Source: Internet