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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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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