sécheresse

See also: sècheresse

French

Alternative forms

sècheresse (post-1990 spelling)
chesseresse (Louisiana)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French secherece, from Vulgar Latin *siccāricia, from Latin siccus (“dry”). By surface analysis, sèche +‎ -eresse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seʃ.ʁɛs/, /sɛʃ.ʁɛs/
Rhymes: -ɛs
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Noun

sécheresse f (plural sécheresses)

dryness
Hyponyms: siccité, xéricité

Le seul point commun à tous les déserts de la planète est leur extrême sécheresse, plus précisément leur aridité traduite par la faiblesse et la rareté des précipitations.
The only thing common to all deserts on the planet is their extreme dryness, or more precisely their aridity, which is the result of low rainfall.
drought

Further reading

“sécheresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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