DAMPNESS

damp, dampness, moistness

(noun) a slight wetness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dampness (usually uncountable, plural dampnesses)

Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness.

The degree to which something is damp or moist.

Source: Wiktionary


Damp"ness, n.

Definition: Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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