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Dampness

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp. uncountable, usually

    "With 3,600 h.p. underfoot, acceleration was reasonably brisk, but the flickering wheel-slip indicator light showed the prudence of not putting full power through the traction motors while there were traces of early-morning dampness on the rails."

  2. 2
    a slight wetness wordnet
  3. 3
    The degree to which something is damp or moist. uncountable, usually

    "The dampness in the writing paper caused the ink to spread and smudge."

Etymology

From damp + -ness.

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