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dampnesses

dampnesses is the plural of dampness.

Meaning of dampness

Noun

dampness (usually uncountable, plural dampnesses)

  1. (usually) Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
    • 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.1960 August, R. K. Evans, “Railway Modernisation in Spain”, in Trains Illustrated, page 494
  2. (usually) The degree to which something is damp or moist.
    • The dampness in the writing paper caused the ink to spread and smudge.

Questions about dampnesses

What is dampnesses the plural of?
Dampnesses is the plural of dampness.

Words near dampnesses in the dictionary

  1. damply
  2. dampne
  3. dampned
  4. dampnes
  5. dampness
  6. dampnesses
  7. dampning
  8. Dampol
  9. dampproof
  10. dampproofed
  11. dampproofer

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