ドライdorai

1. na-adjective, noundry
2. na-adjective, noundry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; matter-of-fact; businesslike; practical
   彼かれにはドライなユーモアはわかりませんよ。↗

   He doesn't have a dry sense of humor.
3. na-adjective, noundry (of alcohol)
   このビールはドライだ。↗

   This beer is dry.

• SynonymカサカサCasualMimetic word for dry, rough skin and the like, as in 「肌がカサカサ」; also a rustling sound; colloquial.
• Synonym辛口からくちNeutralFor dry (unsweet) sake or wine, as in 「辛口の日本酒」; also a spicy taste or sharp, cutting criticism.
• Synonym乾いたかわいたNeutralMeans dry, as in 「乾いたタオル」; also figuratively cool or detached, as in 「乾いた笑い」.
• Synonym乾燥したNeutralA phrase for physically dry things, as in 「乾燥した空気」, also used figuratively; 「ドライ」 additionally covers a businesslike, no-nonsense manner.
• RelatedパサパサCasualMimetic word for dried-out, moistureless things, mostly food and hair; strongly colloquial.
• Related冷淡れいたんNeutralDescribes indifference or coldness, as in 「冷淡な態度」; carries a more negative charge than 「ドライ」.
• RelatedそっけないNeutralAn adjective for curt, unfeeling behaviour, as in 「素っ気ない返事」; focuses on how one treats people.
• RelatedからからCasualColloquial: bone-dry or completely empty, as in 「喉がからから」; also mimics hard objects rattling together.
• Related乾性かんせいWrittenA noun for the property of drying easily or holding little moisture, as in 「乾性肌」; mostly in medical and cosmetic contexts.
• Related無味乾燥むみかんそうWrittenA four-character idiom for dull, uninteresting content, as in 「無味乾燥な文章」; never for physical dryness.
• AntonymウェットNeutralA loanword for wet or moist, also for being emotional and sentimental; opposes 「ドライ」 both in wetness and in emotional warmth.

Use 「ドライ」 for physical dryness or a cool, unemotional attitude in relationships (「ドライな性格」「ドライフラワー」). For physical dryness say 「乾いた」, for dry (unsweet) alcohol 「辛口」, for coldness 「素っ気ない」; the opposite is 「ウェット」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 乾燥かんそうしている。
2. 感情かんじょうに左右さゆうされず、深入ふかいりしない人間関係にんげんかんけいの態度たいど。