desertness

English

Etymology

From desert +‎ -ness.

Noun

desertness (uncountable)

1. (archaic) The condition of being deserted.
   • 1549, Erasmus, “(please specify the book of the Bible, or other title)”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall; et al.], transl., The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: […] Edwarde Whitchurche:

     The desertnesse of the countrey lying waste and saluage

References

• “desertness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• restedness