Dampness Meaning
/dˈæmpnɪs/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounModerate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
nounThe degree to which something is damp or moist.
Sentence Examples
The log is full of dampness.
The dampness of the weather is bad for my health.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The persistent ____ in the basement caused mold to grow.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The log is full of ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English damp Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English dampness From damp + -ness.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1960 August, R. K. Evans, “Railway Modernisation in Spain”, in Trains Illustrated, page 494:
"They hadn't reckoned with the attendant personality disorders, which the coldness, the darkness, the dampness, the crampedness and the loneliness were doing nothing to decrease."
— 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 136:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The persistent ____ in the basement caused mold to grow.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The log is full of ____.