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Definition of Dampness
1. Noun. A slight wetness.
Generic synonyms: Wetness
Specialized synonyms: Clamminess, Dankness, Rawness
Derivative terms: Damp, Damp, Moist
Definition of Dampness
1. n. Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.
Definition of Dampness
1. Noun. Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness. ¹
2. Noun. Degree to which something is damp or moist ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dampness
1. the state of being damp [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dampness
Literary usage of Dampness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Social Science by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Frederick Stanley Root, Isaac Franklin Russell, American Social Science Association (1905)
"To this address and the report of Dr. Buchanan, of England, in 1867, on
the "Distribution of Phthisis as affected by dampness of Soil," reference is often ..."
2. Journal of Social Science by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Frederick Stanley Root, American Social Science Association, Isaac Franklin Russell (1905)
"To this address and the report of Dr. Buchanan, of England, in 1867, on
the "Distribution of Phthisis as affected by dampness of Soil," reference is often ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"Influence of dampness. 3. Influence of light; of darkness; of weak light; of the
rays of the spectrum; of light intensity; of carbon assimilation. 4. ..."
4. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1906)
"Pneumonia, rheumatic fever, neuralgia and phthisis are a few of the more dreaded
diseases caused by dampness in houses; and, in addition, there is always ..."
5. House-drainage and Sanitary Plumbing by William Paul Gerhard (1902)
"dampness OF WALLS. In order to prevent dampness of walls, that part of the ...
Nothing will better prevent dampness in walls than a "damp- course " of some ..."
6. Forest Life by Caroline Matilda Kirkland (1844)
"Such moonlight as this would have been irresistible, but that with moonlight
comes dew, and with dew dampness, and with dampness certain associations no ..."
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