Dr

(written abbreviation) (doctor (used with names): Dr Jones.)

drab

[dræb]

adjective

(dull and uninteresting, especially in colour: drab clothes.) cenuşiu, tern

- drably

- drabness

drably

adverb mohorât

drabness

noun monotonie

drachma

['drækmə]

noun

(the standard unit of Greek currency.) drahmă

draft

1. noun

1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) schiţă

2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) detaşament

3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) curent de aer

4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) ordin de plată

2. verb

1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) a schiţa

2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) a înrola

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- dodge the draft

- draft dodger

- draft evasion

- draftsman

draft dodger

[noun] (a person who illegally avoids joining the army)

draft evasion

noun (evasion of military service.)

draftsman

see draughtsman.

draftsmen

especially American; see draughtsman

drag

[dræɡ]

1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb

1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) a trage, a târî

2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) a târî

3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) a târî

4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) a draga

5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) a se scurge încet

2. noun

1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) piedică, frână

2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) fum (de ţigară)

3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) corvoadă

4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) travesti

dragged

past tense, past participle; see drag

dragon

['dræɡən]

noun

(a mythical beast, a usually large, winged, fire-breathing reptile: St George and the dragon.) balaur

dragonfly

noun

(a kind of insect with a long body and double wings.) libelulă

drain

[drein]

1. verb

1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) a drena, a seca

2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) a se scurge

3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) a drena; a (se) scurge; a (se) zvânta

4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) a goli

5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) a epuiza

2. noun

1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) canal/ţeavă de scurgere

2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) risipă, cheltuială

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- drainage

- draining-board

- drainpipe

- down the drain

drainage

[-ni‹]

noun (the process, method or system of carrying away extra water: The town's drainage is very efficient.) drenaj, sistem de scurgere

draining-board

noun (the area at the side of a sink grooved and sloping to allow water from dishes to drain away.) suport pentru vase

drainpipe

noun (a pipe which carries water from the roof of a building to the ground.) burlan

drake

[dreik]

noun

(a male duck.) răţoi

drama

noun

1) (a play for acting on the stage: He has just produced a new drama.) piesă de teatru; dramă

2) (plays for the stage in general: modern drama.) teatru

3) (the art of acting in plays: He studied drama at college.) artă dramatică

4) (exciting events: Life here is full of drama.) dramă

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- dramatic

- dramatically

- dramatist

- dramatize

- dramatise

- dramatization

dramatic

[drə'mætik]

adjective

1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramatic

2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) spectaculos

3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) teatral

dramatically

adverb teatral

dramatise

['dræ-]

verb

1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) a dramatiza

2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) a dramatiza

dramatist

['dræ-]

noun (a writer of plays.) dramaturg

dramatization

noun dramatizare

dramatize

['dræ-]

verb

1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) a dramatiza

2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) a dramatiza

drank

past tense; = drink

drape

[dreip]

verb

1) (to hang cloth in folds (about): We draped the sofa in red velvet.) a drapa

2) (to hang in folds: We draped sheets over the boxes to hide them.) a drapa

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- draper

- drapery

- drapes

draper

noun (a person who sells cloth, clothing etc.)

draperies

plural; see drapery

drapery

plural - draperies; noun

1) (a draper's business.) stofă

2) (cloth used for draping: walls hung with blue drapery.)

drapes

noun plural ((American) curtains.) perdele

drastic

['dræstik]

adjective

(violent, severe and having a wide effect: At this point they decided to take drastic action.) energic, radical

- drastically

drastically

adverb (în mod) drastic

draught

noun

1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!)

2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.)

3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.)

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- draughts

- draughty

draughts

, (American checkers) noun

1) (singular a game for two people, played on a board (a draughtboard, (American) checkerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs.)

2) (plural the discs.)

draughtsman

especially American - draughtsmen, draftsmen; noun

(a person who is good at or employed in making drawings: My son is a draughtsman in a firm of engineers.)

draughtsmen

especially American; see draughtsman

draughty

adjective (full of draughts of air: a draughty room.)

draw/cast lots

see draw.

drawer

[dro:]

noun

(a sliding box without a lid which fits into a chest, table etc: the bottom drawer of my desk.) sertar

drawing

see draw

drawing room

['dro:iŋrum]

noun

(a sitting room.) cameră de zi

drawl

[dro:l]

1. verb

(to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner: He drawled his words in an irritating manner.) a tărăgăna

2. noun

(a slow, lazy manner of speaking: She spoke in a drawl.) voce tărăgănată

drawn

see draw

drawstring

see draw

dread

[dred]

1. noun

(great fear: She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread.) groază

2. verb

(to fear greatly: We were dreading his arrival.) a-i fi groază de

- dreadful

- dreadfulness

- dreadfully

dreadful

adjective

1) (terrible: a dreadful accident.) groaznic

2) (very bad or annoying: What dreadful children!) insuportabil

dreadfully

adverb (extremely: dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever.) îngrozitor/teribil de

dreadfulness

noun grozăvie

dream

1. [dri:m]

noun

1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) vis

2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) visare, reverie

3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) minune

4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) vis

2. [dremt]

verb

((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) a visa (pe/că)

- dreamer

- dreamless

- dreamy

- dreamily

- dreaminess

- dream up

dream up

(to invent: I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan.) a născoci, a inventa

dreamer

noun (a person who is often occupied with his thoughts: I'm afraid my son is a bit of a dreamer and not very practical.) visător

dreamily

adverb visător

dreaminess

noun (stare de) visare

dreamless

adjective ((of sleep) sound; not disturbed by dreams.) fără vise

dreamy

adjective (as if of a person who is not quite awake: a dreamy smile; She is too dreamy.) visător

drearily

adverb posomorât, trist

dreariness

noun tristeţe

dreary

['driəri]

adjective

1) (gloomy: What dreary weather!) posomorât, trist

2) (very dull: I've got to go to another dreary meeting tomorrow.) plictisitor

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- drearily

- dreariness

dredge

I [dre‹]

verb

(to deepen or clear the bed of (a river etc) by bringing up mud.) a draga

- dredger

II [dre‹]

verb

(to sprinkle (food with sugar etc): pancakes dredged with sugar.) a presăra

dredger

noun (a boat with apparatus for dredging.) dragor

dregs

[dreɡz]

noun plural

1) (the solid matter which is left at the bottom of a container when the liquid is all used up: the dregs of the wine.) drojdie

2) (anything worthless: the dregs of society.) drojdie

drench

[dren ]

verb

(to soak completely: They went out in the rain and were drenched to the skin.) a uda

dress

[dres]

1. verb

1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) a (se) îmbrăca

2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) a pregăti

3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) a pansa

2. noun

1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) îmbrăcăminte

2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) rochie

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- dressed

- dresser

- dressing

- dressing-gown

- dressing-room

- dressing-table

- dressmaker

- dress rehearsal

- dress up

dress rehearsal

(a full rehearsal of a play etc with costumes etc.) repetiţie generală

dress up

(to put on special clothes, eg fancy dress: He dressed up as a clown for the party.) a se găti

dressed

adjective (wearing (clothes): Don't come in - I'm not dressed!; She was dressed in black; Get dressed immediately; a well-dressed man.) îmbrăcat

dresser

noun

1) (a kitchen sideboard for holding dishes.) bufet (de bucătărie)

2) ((American) a chest of drawers for holding clothes sometimes with a mirror.)

dressing

noun

1) (something put on as a covering: We gave the rose-bed a dressing of manure.) strat (pus deasupra)

2) (a sauce added especially to salads: oil and vinegar dressing.) dressing, sos

3) (a bandage etc used to dress a wound: He changed the patient's dressing.) pansament

dressing-gown

noun (a loose garment worn over pyjamas etc.)

dressing-room

noun (a room (in a theatre etc) for actors etc to change in.)

dressing-table

noun (a table in a bedroom with a mirror and drawers.)

dressmaker

noun (a person who makes clothes for women.) croitor

drew

see draw

dribble

['dribl]

1. verb

1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) a picura

2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) a saliva

3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) a dribla

2. noun

(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) picătură

dried

see dry

drier

see dry

drift

[drift]

1. noun

1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) morman, grămadă

2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) idee (generală)

2. verb

1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) a fi purtat de vânt/de curent, a aluneca

2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) a se lăsa în voia sorţii

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- drifter

- driftwood

drifter

noun

1) (a fishing-boat that uses a net which floats near the surface of the water.) barcă de pescuit

2) (a person who drifts.) hoinar

driftwood

noun (wood floating on or cast up on the shore by the sea: We made a fire with driftwood.) lemn plutitor

drill

[dril]

1. verb

1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) a găuri, a (per)fora

2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) a face instrucţie

2. noun

1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) burghiu

2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) antrenament, instrucţie

drily

see dry

drink

[driŋk]

1. past tense - drank; verb

1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) a bea

2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) a bea

2. noun

1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) băutură

2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) păhărel, băutură

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- drink in

- drink to / drink to the health of

- drink to / drink the health of

- drink up

drink (to) someone's health

(to drink a toast to someone, wishing him good health.) a bea în sănătatea cuiva

drink in

(to take in eagerly: They listened eagerly, drinking in every detail.) a sorbi

drink to / drink (to) the health of

(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) a bea pentru/în sănătatea

drink up

(to finish by drinking: Drink up your milk!) a bea până la fund

drip

[drip]

1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb

(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) a picura; a se prelinge

2. noun

1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) picătură

2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) zgomot făcut de căderea picăturilor

3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) perfuzor

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- dripping

- drip-dry

3. verb

(to dry in this manner.) a se usca, fără ca apoi să mai aibă nevoie să fie călcate

drip-dry

adjective ((of a garment etc) requiring no ironing if allowed to dry by hanging up.) care nu trebuie călcat

dripped

past tense, past participle; see drip

dripping

noun (fat obtained from meat while it is roasting etc.) grăsime (care se scurge când se frige carnea)

drive

1. past tense - drove; verb

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) a conduce

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) a (con)duce cu maşina

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) a mâna

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) a lovi

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) a pune în mişcare

2. noun

1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) plimbare cu maşina

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) alee

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energie

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanie

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) lovitură

6) ((computers) a disk drive.)

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- driver

- driver's license

- drive-in

- drive-through

- driving licence

- be driving at

- drive off

- drive on

drive off

1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) a pleca (cu maşina)

2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) a alunga

3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) a lovi pentru prima dată

drive on

1) (to carry on driving a car etc: Drive on - we haven't time to stop!) a-şi continua drumul

2) (to urge strongly forward: It was ambition that drove him on.) a împinge

drive-in

adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) în aer liber

drive-through

adjective (that one may drive through (and do something without getting out of the car): a drivethrough bank/restaurant/zoo.)

driver

noun (a person who drives a car etc: a bus-driver.) şofer

driver's license

noun ((American) a driving licence.)

driving licence

noun (a licence for driving a road vehicle.)

drizzle

['drizl]

1. verb

((only with it as subject) to rain in small drops.) a burniţa

2. noun

(fine, light rain.) burniţă

dromedary

see camel

drone

[drəun]

1. noun

1) (the male of the bee.) trântor

2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) trântor

3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) zumzet

2. verb

1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) a zumzăi

2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) a bolborosi

droop

[dru:p]

verb

1) (to (cause to) hang down: The willows drooped over the pond.) a atârna

2) ((of a plant) to flop from lack of water: a vase of drooping flowers.) a se ofili

drop

[drop]

1. noun

1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) picătură

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) strop

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) cădere; scădere

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) povârniş

2. verb

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) a scăpa

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) a cădea

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) a abandona, a renunţa

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) a lăsa

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) a lăsa/a scrie un bilet

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- droplet

- droppings

- drop-out

- drop a brick / drop a clanger

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

drop a brick / drop a clanger

(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) a face o gafă

drop back

(to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) a încetini; a rămâne în urmă

drop by

(to visit someone casually and without being invited: I'll drop by at his house on my way home.) a trece pe la

drop in

(to arrive informally to visit someone: Do drop in (on me) if you happen to be passing!) a trece pe la

drop off

1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) a se rupe, a cădea

2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) a adormi

3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) a lăsa

drop out

(often with of) (to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society: There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college.) a se retrage

drop-out

noun (a person who withdraws, especially from a course at a university etc or the normal life of society.)

droplet

[-lit]

noun (a tiny drop: droplets of rain.) picătură (mică)

droppings

noun plural (excrement (of animals or birds).) bălegar, excremente

drought

noun

((a period of) lack of rain: The reservoir dried up completely during the drought.) secetă

drove

[drouv]

past tense; = drive

drown

verb

1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) a (se) îneca

2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) a acoperi

drowsily

adverb somnoros

drowsiness

noun somnolenţă

drowsy

adjective

(sleepy: drowsy children.) somnoros

- drowsily

- drowsiness

drudge

1. verb

(to do dull, very hard or humble work.) a trudi, a munci pe brânci/din greu

2. noun

(a person who does such work.) sclav, rob

- drudgery

drudgery

noun (hard or humble work.) corvoadă; sclavie

drug

1. noun

1) (any substance used in medicine: She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.) medicament

2) (a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement: I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.) drog

2. verb

(to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug: She drugged him and tied him up.) a droga

- druggist

- drug-addict

- drugstore

drug-addict

noun (a person who has formed the habit of taking drugs.) toxicoman

druggist

noun ((American) a person who sells medicines etc; a chemist; a pharmacist.) farmacist

drugstore

noun ((American) a shop which sells various articles (eg cosmetics, newpapers and soft drinks) as well as medicines.) drugstore

drum

1. noun

1) (a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick: He plays the drums.) tobă

2) (something shaped like a drum, especially a container: an oil-drum.) butoi

3) (an eardrum.) timpan

2. verb

1) (to beat a drum.) a bate (la tobă)

2) (to tap continuously especially with the fingers: Stop drumming (your fingers) on the table!) a bate (cu degetele) în ceva

3) (to make a sound like someone beating a drum: The rain drummed on the metal roof.) a cădea cu zgomot

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- drummer

- drumstick

- drum in/into

drum in/into

(to force someone to remember (something) by repeating it constantly: You never remember anything unless I drum it in/into you.) a băga/a vârî (ceva) în capul cuiva

drummer

noun (a person who plays the drums.) baterist

drumstick

noun

1) (a stick used for beating a drum.) beţe de tobă

2) (the lower part of the leg of a cooked chicken etc.) copan

drunk

1. verb

(see drink.)

2. adjective

(overcome by having too much alcohol: A drunk man fell off the bus; drunk with success.) beat; îmbătat

3. noun

(a drunk person, especially one who is often drunk.) beţiv

- drunkard

- drunken

- drunken driving

- drunkenness

drunkard

[-kəd]

noun (a person who is often drunk: I'm afraid he's turning into a drunkard.) beţiv

drunken

adjective

1) (drunk: drunken soldiers.) beat, băut

2) (caused by being drunk: a drunken sleep.) de beţie

drunken driving

noun ((also drunk driving) driving under the influence of alcohol.)

drunkenness

noun beţie

dry

1. adjective

1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) uscat

2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) neinteresant

3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) rezervat, reţinut

4) ((of wine) not sweet.)

2. verb

(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) a (se) usca; a (se) şterge

- dried

- drier

- dryer

- drily

- dryly

- dryness

- dry-clean

- dry land

- dry off

- dry up

dry land

(the land as opposed to the sea etc.) uscat

dry off

(to make or become completely dry: She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.) a (se) usca

dry up

1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) a seca

2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) a se epuiza

3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) a usca

4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) a-şi pierde vorba

dry-clean

verb (to clean (clothes etc) with chemicals, not with water.)

dryer

noun (a machine etc that dries: a spin-drier; a hair-dryer.)

dryly

adverb (in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner: He commented drily on the untidiness of the room.)

dryness

noun uscăciune