Phrase guide

dry mouth

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Abnormal dryness of the mouth

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dry, mouth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: xerostomia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dryness, waterlessness, xerotes

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جفاف الحلق (jafaf alhalaq) — dry mouth
  • Basque: xerostomia — dry mouth
  • Catalan: xerostomia — dry mouth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口乾 /口干 (kǒugān) — dry mouth
  • Czech: xerostomie — dry mouth
  • Czech: suchost úst — dry mouth
  • Danish: mundtørhed — dry mouth
  • Danish: xerostomi — dry mouth
  • Dutch: drogemondsyndroom — dry mouth
  • Dutch: xerostomie — dry mouth
  • Dutch: hyposalivatie — dry mouth
  • Estonian: kserostoomia — dry mouth
  • Estonian: suukuivus — dry mouth
  • Finnish: kserostomia — dry mouth
  • French: xérostomie — dry mouth
  • German: Mundtrockenheit — dry mouth
  • German: Xerostomie — dry mouth
  • Greek: ξηροστομία (xirostomía) — dry mouth
  • Hindi: शुष्क मुख (śuṣk mukh) — dry mouth
  • Indonesian: xerostomia — dry mouth
  • Italian: xerostomia — dry mouth
  • Japanese: 口腔乾燥症 (kōkū kansō-shō) — dry mouth
  • Kannada: ಒಣವಾಯ್ (oṇavāy) — dry mouth
  • Kannada: ಒಣಬಾಯಿ (oṇabāyi) — dry mouth
  • Latin: xerostomia — dry mouth
  • Polish: kserostomia — dry mouth
  • Portuguese: xerostomia — dry mouth
  • Portuguese: boca seca — dry mouth
  • Romanian: xerostomie — dry mouth
  • Russian: ксеростоми́я (kserostomíja) — dry mouth
  • Slovak: xerostomia — dry mouth
  • Slovak: suché ústa — dry mouth
  • Slovene: kserostomija — dry mouth
  • Spanish: xerostomía — dry mouth
  • Swedish: muntorrhet — dry mouth
  • Swedish: xerostomi — dry mouth
  • Tamil: உலர்வாய் (ularvāy) — dry mouth
  • Turkish: xerostomi — dry mouth