die Trockenheit
Translation
dryness, drought, aridity
Examples
Die lange Trockenheit schadet den Pflanzen.
The long drought is harming the plants.
Ich leide unter der Trockenheit meiner Haut.
I suffer from the dryness of my skin.
Grammar Patterns
to suffer from ((sth.)) to suffer from dryness Many people suffer from the drought.
Similar Words
Synonym: Dürre (drought); Antonyms: Feuchtigkeit (moisture), Nässe (wetness)
Etymology
Composed of 'trocken' (dry) and the suffix '-heit', which is equivalent to '-ness' in English, forming abstract nouns.
Memory Tips
If you know 'trocken' means 'dry', just add '-heit' (like '-ness') to get 'dryness'.