dampness

damp  (dmp)

adj. damp·er, damp·est

1. Slightly wet. See Synonyms at wet.

2. Archaic Dejected.

n.

1. Moisture in the air; humidity.

2. Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.

3. Lowness of spirits; depression.

4. A restraint or check; a discouragement.

tr.v. damped, damp·ing, damps

1. To make damp or moist; moisten.

2. To extinguish (a fire, for example) by cutting off air.

3. To restrain or check; discourage.

4. Music To slow or stop the vibrations of (the strings of a keyboard instrument) with a damper.

5. Physics To decrease the amplitude of (an oscillating system).

Phrasal Verb:

damp off Botany

To be affected by damping off.

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[Middle English, poison gas, perhaps from Middle Dutch, vapor.]

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dampish adj.

damply adv.

dampness n.

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Dampness

See also water.

hygrophobia

an abnormal fear of water, moisture, or dampness.

psychrometry

the measurement of the humidity content of the air by use of a psychrometer. — psychrometric, psychrometrical, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dampness - a slight wetness                     damp, moistness wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" clamminess, dankness - unpleasant wetness rawness - a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air"

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dampness

noun moistness, damp, moisture, humidity, wetness, sogginess, dankness, clamminess, mugginess A chill dampness was rising from the rough grass.
dryness, aridity, aridness

Translations

dampness [ˈdæmpnɪs] N → humedad f

dampness [ˈdæmpnɪs] n → humidité f
damp-proof [ˈdæmppruːf] adj → imperméabilisé(e)
damp-proof course n → barrière f d'étanchéité

dampness

n → Feuchtigkeit f

dampness [ˈdæmpnɪs] n → umidità, umido