siccitās ātis, f
siccus,
dryness, drought
: in Sipontinā siccitate: siccitates
paludum, Cs.: siccitate et inopiā
frugum insignis annus, L.—Of the body,
dryness, freedom from humors, firmness, solidity
: siccitas, quae consequitur hanc continentiam in
victu.—Fig., of style,
dryness, jejuneness, want of ornament
: orationis.