Dry or dryness most often refers to: Lack of rainfall, which may refer to Arid regions Drought Dry or dry area, relating to legal prohibition of selling, serving, or imbibing alcoholic beverages Dry humor, deadpan Dryness (medical) Dryness (taste), the lack of sugar in a drink, especially an alcoholic one Dry direct sound without reverberation Dry or DRY may also refer to: .