Synonyms for clamminess

Grammar : Noun

Spell : klam-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈklæm i

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Définition of clamminess

Origin : "soft and sticky," late 14c., probably from Middle English clam "viscous, sticky, muddy" (mid-14c.), from Old English clæm "mud, sticky clay," from Proto-Germanic *klaimaz "clay" (cf. Flemish klammig, Low German klamig "sticky, damp," Old English clæman "to smear, plaster;" cf. clay). With -y (2). Related: Clammily; clamminess.

As in wet : noun dampness, moisture
As in humidity : noun very damp weather

Example sentences :

But you are not troubled now with the clamminess of unabsorbed perspiration.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

Try them with a fork, which must come out quite clean, and with no clamminess sticking to it.
Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie

More penetrating than its clamminess was the thought that Madame de Ferrier was out in it alone.
Extract from : « Lazarre » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

A clamminess, such as others feel at the approach of death, spread over my brow and neck.
Extract from : « Simon the Jester » by William J. Locke

Though the root-meaning seems rather that of clamminess or adhesiveness, as found in Sansc.
Extract from : « The River-Names of Europe » by Robert Ferguson

Antonyms for clamminess

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