aridity
n. வறட்சி, பாழ்நிலை.
A*rid"i*ty, n.; pl. Aridities. Etym: [L. ariditas, fr. aridus.] 1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness. 2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought. Norris.