sec

Meaning

Adj

1. dry
2. dried, having had its moisture evaporated
3. lean, thin, skinny
4. dry, unsweetened, not sweet, bitter
5. curt

Noun

something that is dry

Adv

sharply, abruptly, quickly, swiftly, briskly

Concepts

dry

dry out

dried

arid

dead

💀

very dry

sear

cool

🆒

curt

dried up

dried-up

dryness

dry up

harsh

ironic

ironical

neat

parched

pert

prohibitionist

ripped

sec

sere

shriveled

shrivelled

stiff

stony

teetotal

waterless

withered

wry

dry taste

juiceless

waterlessness

xerotes

C.

bald

become

blasted

c

chilly

cold

🥶

Synonyms

sécher

sèche

mort

séché

aride

très sec

essorer

desséché

froid

🥶

ironique

maigre

revêche

salée

sècheresse

si

torride

effeuillé

séchage

se dessécher

tari

s’assécher

anhydre

desséché / mort

cassant

chaud

☀️

composé

gâté

glacial

gueule de bois

indifférent

insensible

Translations

trocken

seco

secco

droog

seco

asciutto

sec

kuru

ξηρός

siccus

dor

sec

στεγνός

جاف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛk/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: sec

Inherited from Latin: siccus

In summary

Inherited from Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.