rainless

adjective

Definition of rainlessnext
1
as in cloudless

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as in arid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainless
  1. cloudless
  2. arid
  3. sunny
  4. dry
  5. mild
  6. waterless
  7. desert
  8. sere
Adjective
  • The sky is blue and nearly cloudless, the temperature is 65 and rising — and one man’s Christmas spirit is about to be broken.
    EW.com, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Under peak viewing conditions—a cloudless, dark sky with no moon and very little light pollution—some 90 meteors per hour may be visible, according to EarthSky’s Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of cloudless
Adjective
  • To withstand the extreme heat and arid conditions, crops in the Salton Sea air basin need to be watered regularly.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The Sonoran Desert, which covers much of the southwestern United States, is a vast expanse of arid earth where cartoonish entities—roadrunners, tumbleweeds, telephone-pole-tall succulents—make occasional appearances.
    Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of arid
Adjective
  • For a truly sunny break, in one of the most beautiful spots in Europe, Marbella is a great choice.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This scent feels like that first sip of a margarita on a sunny day—zesty, cool, and just the right amount of sweet.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of sunny
Adjective
  • Cold weather always brings its own set of challenges, and one common winter woe is the discomfort of dry and chapped lips.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Make sure your tools are completely dry before storing them in your garage, basement, potting shed, or other dry location.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dry
Adjective
  • People who are infected may experience mild symptoms, from upper respiratory symptoms to conjunctivitis/pink eye, or more severe symptoms, which include pneumonia, multi-organ failure, or death.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Even a mild bout of the common cold could lead to people feeling exhausted.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of mild
Adjective
  • While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.
    Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
Definition of waterless
Adjective
  • The ban covers the non-desert regions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and most of Orange County and prohibits outdoor and residential burning of wood and manufactured logs.
    Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2021
  • The temporary ban applies to areas within the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to a news release from the agency.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2022
Definition of desert
Adjective
  • Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.
    Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
Definition of sere
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