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dampproof

dampproof adjective: resistant to the effects of damp.

Adjective

dampproof (comparative more dampproof, superlative most dampproof)

  1. Resistant to the effects of damp.

Verb

dampproof (third-person singular simple present dampproofs, present participle dampproofing, simple past and past participle dampproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.

dampproof meaning in Tamil

dampproof in Tamil

ஈரமற்ற, ஈரம்புகாநிலை

Forms of dampproof

Adjective
comparativemore dampproof
superlativemost dampproof
Verb
third-person singular presentdampproofs
present participledampproofing
past participledampproofed
pastdampproofed

Origin of dampproof

From damp + -proof.

Words formed from dampproof

Questions about dampproof

What does dampproof mean?
Dampproof means resistant to the effects of damp.
What is dampproof in Tamil?
Dampproof in Tamil is ஈரமற்ற, ஈரம்புகாநிலை. See Dampproof meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dampproof?
Dampproof can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near dampproof in the dictionary

  1. dampnes
  2. dampness
  3. dampnesses
  4. dampning
  5. Dampol
  6. dampproof
  7. dampproofed
  8. dampproofer
  9. dampproofers
  10. dampproofing
  11. dampproofs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dampproof (page history and authors); dampproof (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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