Antonyms for drought


Grammar : Noun
Spell : drout
Phonetic Transcription : draÊŠt


Definition of drought

Origin :
  • Old English drugað, drugoð "drought, dryness, desert," from Proto-Germanic *drugothaz, from Germanic root *dreug- "dry" (cf high/height) with *-itho, Germanic suffix for forming abstract nouns (see -th (2)). Drouth was a Middle English variant continued in Scottish and northern English dialect and in poetry.
  • noun dryness; shortage of supply
Example sentences :
  • Only once before in her memory had there been such a summer and such a drought.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • And in times of drought all make pilgrimage there to offer up prayers.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Lucagnolo had drought some wench whom he believed to be Madonna Paola.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Only those who have been through a drought know what music there is hidden in rain.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • Sheep and the drought had come together, and the round-up was a failure.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • They only matched the cattle that had died off during the drought.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • In other words, the drought follows the normal air currents from this point.
  • Extract from : « The Great Drought » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
  • Some, finding the cane has suffered in times of drought, have adopted other modes.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers » by Various
  • This enemy is drought, traceable directly to the destruction of the forests.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
  • Midsummer was upon the land, and the heat and drought were intense.
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin

Synonyms for drought

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