Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dampness

/dˈæmpnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: damp-ness
IPA: /dˈæmpnɪs/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.

Uncountable

noun

The degree to which something is damp or moist.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"The dampness in the writing paper caused the ink to spread and smudge."

Etymology

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.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

dampnesses (plural)

Synonyms

damp moistness

Questions

How do you pronounce dampness?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈæmpnɪs/.
What does dampness mean?: Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
Where does dampness come from?: 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.

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