Definition of Siccity

1. n. Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture.

Definition of Siccity

1. Noun. (obsolete) Dryness. ¹

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Definition of Siccity

1. dryness [n SICCITIES] - See also: dryness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Siccity

sicamores
sicative
sicca complex
sicca syndrome
siccan
siccant
siccar
siccation
siccative
siccatives
sicced
siccer
sicchasia
siccing
siccities
siccity (current term)
siccolabile
siccostabile
sice
sicer
sices
sich
sicherite
sichuan pepper
sichuan peppers
sicilici
sicilicus
sick
sick(p)
sick-abed

Literary usage of Siccity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The anatomy of melancholy, by Democritus iunior by Robert Burton (1827)
"To the preservation of life the natural heat is most requisite, though siccity and humidity, and those first qualities, be not excluded. ..."

2. The Anatomy of Melancholy,: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes by Robert Burton (1804)
"To the preservation of life the natural heat is most requisite, though siccity and humidity, and those first qualities, be not excluded. ..."

3. Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence by Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin (1835)
"As for the siccity 3 of the flesh, it is more remarkable in other animals; as eagles, hawks, and birds of prey. That it is a propriety or agreeable unto ..."

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