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Grammar : Noun
Spell : damp
Phonetic Transcription : dæmp



Definition of dampness

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to suffocate," from damp (n.). Figurative meaning "to deaden (the spirits, etc.)" attested by 1540s. Meaning "to moisten" is recorded from 1670s. Related: Damped; damping.
  • As in vapor : noun fumes, mist
  • As in stickiness : noun humidity
  • As in sultriness : noun mugginess
  • As in humidity : noun very damp weather
Example sentences :
  • The dripping of water reached the ear; the smell of dampness the nostrils.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Round these there were circles of dampness, showing that evaporation was taking place.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • A faint, searching woods perfume of dampness greets your nostrils.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • The only thing she did not like was the courtyard's dampness.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • The dampness was affecting him, and he wrapped his muffler more closely about his neck.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • No dampness or phosphorus impaired the clarity of its walls.
  • Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
  • In this way, the asphalt is held in position, and is an absolute prevention of dampness.
  • Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
  • The night winds were drying the dampness from the marble brow.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • A breath of dampness wafts to me The musty odour of the vault.
  • Extract from : « Enamels and Cameos and other Poems » by Thophile Gautier
  • As it was, the incessant chill and dampness of the weather had done his health no good.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

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