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Definition of Siccity
1. n. Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture.
Definition of Siccity
1. Noun. (obsolete) Dryness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Siccity
1. dryness [n SICCITIES] - See also: dryness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Siccity
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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