Antonyms for dampness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : damp

Phonetic Transcription : dæmp

Definition of dampness

Origin : late 14c., "to suffocate," from damp (n.). Figurative meaning "to deaden (the spirits, etc.)" attested by 1540s. Meaning "to moisten" is recorded from 1670s. Related: Damped; damping.

As in vapor : noun fumes, mist
As in stickiness : noun humidity
As in sultriness : noun mugginess
As in humidity : noun very damp weather

Example sentences :

The dripping of water reached the ear; the smell of dampness the nostrils.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Round these there were circles of dampness, showing that evaporation was taking place.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

A faint, searching woods perfume of dampness greets your nostrils.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

The only thing she did not like was the courtyard's dampness.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

The dampness was affecting him, and he wrapped his muffler more closely about his neck.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

No dampness or phosphorus impaired the clarity of its walls.
Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg

In this way, the asphalt is held in position, and is an absolute prevention of dampness.
Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden

The night winds were drying the dampness from the marble brow.
Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin

A breath of dampness wafts to me The musty odour of the vault.
Extract from : « Enamels and Cameos and other Poems » by Thophile Gautier

As it was, the incessant chill and dampness of the weather had done his health no good.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

Synonyms for dampness

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