Antonyms for dewiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : doo-ee, dyoo-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdu i, ˈdyu i |
Definition of dewiness
Origin :- Old English deawig (see dew + -y (2)).
- As in freshness : noun newness
- As in humidity : noun very damp weather
- She awakened suddenly and looked up at him, the rosiness of sleep upon her cheeks and the dewiness of it upon her eyelids.
- Extract from : « The Man of the Desert » by Grace Livingston Hill
- The chilly air has departed, and in its place is a sense of freshness, of dewiness, of fragrance and delight.
- Extract from : « Acadia » by Frederic S. Cozzens
- The dew-gems lay freshly upon the grass;—for her the dewiness of life was gone;—earth was one vast sepulchre.
- Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
- In the heat of a room there was a dewiness about her that began in her eyes, and was wonderfully refreshing to the jaded spirit.
- Extract from : « Poppy » by Cynthia Stockley
Synonyms for dewiness
- bloom
- brightness
- callowness
- clamminess
- cleanness
- clearness
- dampness
- dankness
- dew
- dewiness
- evaporation
- fogginess
- glow
- greenness
- heaviness
- humectation
- humidness
- inexperience
- innovativeness
- inventiveness
- moistness
- moisture
- mugginess
- novelty
- oppressiveness
- originality
- rawness
- shine
- sogginess
- sparkle
- steam
- steaminess
- stickiness
- sultriness
- sweatiness
- swelter
- thickness
- vaporization
- vigor
- viridity
- wet
- wetness
- youth
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