DAMPNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dampness mean? 

• DAMPNESS (noun)
  The noun DAMPNESS has 1 sense:

1. a slight wetness

  Familiarity information: DAMPNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DAMPNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A slight wetness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

damp; dampness; moistness

Hypernyms ("dampness" is a kind of...):

wetness (the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dampness"):

clamminess; dankness (unpleasant wetness)

rawness (a chilly dampness)

Derivation:

damp (slightly wet)

 Context examples 

Then a dampness came into Ebbits's eyes, and I knew that the sorrow of self-pity was his.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

"It's the dampness drying," replied Jo.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

There was a dampness in the air, and I noticed he had on his oilskins.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

But there is little data on the health burden of mould and dampness in developing countries.

(Smoother walls healthier for lungs, SciDev.Net)

Somewhat daunted, Jo righted herself, spread her handkerchief over the devoted ribbons, and putting temptation behind her, hurried on, with increasing dampness about the ankles, and much clashing of umbrellas overhead.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)