Definitions

1. noun

a prolonged period of abnormally dry weather; drought

“The region has been experiencing a severe drouth for the past year.”

2. noun

a lack or absence of something, especially water

“The drouth of her creative ideas had begun to worry her.”

3. archaic or poetic noun

a dry, cracked, or parched condition, especially of the skin

“The dry, cracked earth had turned into a drouth, with no signs of relief.”