dampness
/'dæmpnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A slight wetness: The state or quality of being slightly wet, moist, or humid. It refers to a moderate degree of moisture, not enough to be considered soaking wet.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The dampness in the basement made the air feel cold and musty.
- After the fog lifted, a lingering dampness covered the grass.
- She could feel the dampness of the towel.
Advanced Usage
- "to take the dampness out of something": to remove moisture or make something less damp.
- We lit a fire to take the dampness out of the cottage.
- "a chill dampness": a cold, moist quality, often in the air.
- A chill dampness filled the old castle.
Variants and Related Words
- Damp (adj): slightly wet.
- The clothes were still damp from the rain.
- Damp (verb): to make something slightly wet; to reduce the intensity of something.
- She damped the cloth before cleaning the surface.
- Nothing could damp his enthusiasm.
- Dampen (verb): to make slightly wet; to make less strong or intense.
- The rain dampened their clothes.
- The bad news dampened the celebratory mood.
Synonyms
- Moisture: Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity, such as vapor or within a solid.
- Humidity: The amount of water vapor in the air.
- Wetness: The state of being covered or saturated with water or another liquid. (Note: "wetness" can imply a greater degree of moisture than "dampness").
Related Phrases
- Damp proof course: A layer in a wall near the ground to prevent rising damp.
- The building surveyor checked the damp proof course.
- Damp squib: (Idiom) Something that is much less impressive or exciting than expected.
- The party was a bit of a damp squib.