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dampness

[ UK /dˈæmpnəs/ ]
[ US /ˈdæmpnɪs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a slight wetness

How To Use dampness In A Sentence

  • Going into a somewhat different trajectory, specifically to continue a line of speculation from a previous post on an African bridge house: can someone be fundamentally altered — like the corn they're cultivating to produce cancer cures — while living quasi-permanently in flourescent-lit dampness and hermetic seclusion, detached from the vagaries of weather, time and natural pollination, amidst pure geology? Cave Pharming
  • This will protect the food and the patients from the dampness which is chronic in every room of the institution.
  • The window was warped by the dampness and it wouldn't shut.
  • Aidan woke, blinking up into the gray of predawn, confusion at his whereabouts making him question the heavy oaken beams above his head, the draft from a rattling set of windows, and the dampness in the smelly blankets covering him. Earl of Durkness
  • The source of the dampness penetration can be - and must be - eradicated and quite clearly this will require simply replacing the defective rainwater downpipes.
  • There is some evidence of dampness or condensation in the basement.
  • The pool of dampness on this side of the door was spreading. NIGHT SISTERS
  • And the prints that reflect the etched texts do so imperfectly, because their appearance was affected by the way they were printed (e.g., underinked, overinked, inked with a stiff or oily ink onto paper of varying thickness and dampness). Introduction
  • Coming from the sea, it brings dampness with it: when the waves make a noise as they break, you know it's a westerly.
  • Instead of a pristine home, the prince was being met by the reek of dampness and ruined walls and flooring.
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