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I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees and rain and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area. That all says Pacific Northwest to me. Salmon. It really only exists on the Western side of the Cascades.
Kyle MacLachlan

Meaning of "dampness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DAMPNESS

dampness  [ˈdæmpnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMPNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dampness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAMPNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Water content

Water content or moisture content is the quantity of water contained in a material, such as soil, rock, ceramics, fruit, or wood. Water content is used in a wide range of scientific and technical areas, and is expressed as a ratio, which can range from 0 to the value of the materials' porosity at saturation. It can be given on a volumetric or mass basis.

Definition of dampness in the English dictionary

The definition of dampness in the dictionary is moisture. Other definition of dampness is the quality of being moist or slightly wet.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMPNESS


awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
business
ˈbɪznɪs
cheapness
ˈtʃiːpnɪs
crispness
ˈkrɪspnɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
Denis
ˈdɛnɪs
Dennis
ˈdɛnɪs
effectiveness
ɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
illness
ˈɪlnɪs
limpness
ˈlɪmpnɪs
penis
ˈpiːnɪs
plumpness
ˈplʌmpnɪs
ripeness
ˈraɪpnɪs
sharpness
ˈʃɑːpnɪs
steepness
ˈstiːpnɪs
tennis
ˈtɛnɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
tiredness
ˈtaɪədnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMPNESS

damp
damp off
damp squib
damp-dry
damp-proof
damp-proof course
dampcourse
dampen
dampener
damper
Dampier
damping
damping off
dampish
dampishness
damply
dampy
damsel
damsel bug
damselfish

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMPNESS

brightness
campness
completeness
consciousness
deepness
deviousness
do the business
goodness
Guinness
harness
hipness
in the wilderness
jimpness
ness
scrimpness
stuck-upness
weakness
wellness
wilderness
witness

Synonyms and antonyms of dampness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DAMPNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dampness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dampness

Translation of «dampness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAMPNESS

Find out the translation of dampness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dampness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dampness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

潮气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humedad
570 millions of speakers

English

dampness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرطوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сырость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

umidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লেদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humidité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelembapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuchtigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

湿気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

습기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dampness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nản lòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओलसरपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umidità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wilgoć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вогкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

igrasie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υγρασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klammigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fukt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fuktighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dampness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMPNESS»

The term «dampness» is regularly used and occupies the 66.490 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMPNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dampness

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2 QUOTES WITH «DAMPNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dampness.
1
Guy Fieri
I'm a five-seasons griller! Did you know I added a new season? Living in Cali, I'm cooking in the yard all the time. I don't care what the weather is like. My hair is impervious to any kind of dampness, so I don't have too much to worry about.
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Kyle MacLachlan
I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees and rain and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area. That all says Pacific Northwest to me. Salmon. It really only exists on the Western side of the Cascades.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMPNESS»

Discover the use of dampness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dampness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dampness in Buildings
This book deals, first of all, with properties of the more common building materials, and then considers performance of the main building elements in relation to moisture control or exclusion.
Alan Oliver, James Douglas, Stewart Stirling, 1997
2
WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific evidence on the health problems associated with this ubiquitous pollution and provides WHO guidelines to protect public health.
Elisabeth Heseltine, Jerome Rosen, 2009
3
Dampness in Buildings
Those who have responsibility for buildings, and those who use them, are more conscious of dampness now than in the past. If they are surveyors, they have onerous responsibilities which demand that they overlook no sign of dampness, and ...
E G Gobert, T A Oxley, 2013
4
Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition
Many chronic illnesses involve dampness. Fully two-thirds of the typical diet in the United States consists of animal products, which promote any of the various types of dampness mentioned earlier. In addition, dampness often combines with  ...
Paul Pitchford, 2002
5
Understanding Dampness: Effects, Causes, Diagnosis and Remedies
With an emphasis on existing buildings and some coverage of the design of new build, this book lists the causes of dampness, explores its effects and provides advice on remedial measures.
P. Peter M. Trotman, Chris H. Sanders, Harry Harrison, 2004
6
160 Essential Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines
13. Dampness-dispelling. Medicines. The medicines in this chapter are primarily composed of dampness-dispelling medici- nals which transform dampness and disinhibit water, free the flow of strangury and discharge turbidity. They treat ...
Bob Flaws, 1999
7
The Tao of Healthy Eating: Dietary Wisdom According to ...
Nonetheless, there are some general recommendations that can be made regarding the appropriate Chinese dietary therapy for some of the most commonly encountered patterns of imbalance. These are spleen vacuity and dampness, liver ...
Bob Flaws, 1998
8
A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine
dampness damage spontaneous sweating 114 dampness trapping hidden heat ness damage lumbar pain is characterized by cold, painful, heavy lumbus that feels as though one were sitting in water. The pain is exacerbated by yin- type ( dull ...
Nigel Wiseman, Ye Feng, 1998
9
Essentials of Chinese Medicine
Dampness-Heat. Main Symptoms. The vaginal discharge is copious. The color is yellow or mixed yellow and white. The texture is viscid. The odor is foul. In some patients the discharge is white but like bean curd, and there are vulvar itch and ...
Liang Liu, Zhanwen Liu, 2011
10
中医中文: 文法与词汇
^fH-fc Mfang xiang hud shi, transform dampness with aroma 2271. jfi^ritt&fiing xiang hud zhud, transform turbidity with aroma 2272. ^fM-t %k xin xiang hud zhud , transform turbidity with acridity and aroma 2273. 1§kM zao shi, dry dampness ...
Nigel Wiseman, Ye Feng, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMPNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dampness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Summer maintenance on swamp coolers and air conditioners key to …
According to the American Lung Association, mold and dampness that can result from cooling systems that are not maintained can be a big ... «KJCT8.com, Jul 15»
2
Sacramento Valley not a happy place for redwoods
As far as how much water to give redwoods, McCoy likes to use a soil dampness gauge that looks like a meat thermometer and can be ... «Oroville Mercury Register, Jul 15»
3
Reserve water sufficient for Chiang Mai until rainy season
The official also mentioned that the rainmaking operations from the Royal Rainmaking Unit have helped restore the dampness for planting ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Jul 15»
4
Riot updates League of Legends' pirate duo, Gangplank and Miss …
Scurvy! Dampness! Annoying talking birds! Gosh, being a pirate sounds like a lark. They love a fight, too. But they are old fashioned, not ... «PCGamesN, Jul 15»
5
The Aftermath of the Flood: Dealing with Severe Mold Problems as …
The campground cabins, which were movable, were just about saved from the flood by this very property, but the dampness continues to afflict ... «PRWire, Jul 15»
6
No Place to Call Home: Government of Jordan Blocks Shelter …
Mohammed's* house is falling down around him. Dampness and mold have invaded his walls, his roof is crumbling over his family's heads, and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Wichita street flooding can kill a car engine, shops say
This much dampness can cause all kinds of electrical problems, even though factories try to build vehicles so that they function in all kinds of ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
8
Read an exclusive excerpt from Katherine Howe's ghostly love story …
I can feel the dampness in my armpits, too, a fetid droplet trickling every so often down my side. I really hope I don't smell. I didn't start wearing ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
9
Final preparations underway for sides dreaming of passage to India
After what has been the driest June in Dublin for 40 years, a more familiar dampness has returned in the past couple of days. While this might ... «International Cricket Council, Jul 15»
10
Three hurt as shrine collapses
According to him, the upper portion of the structure was made of lime and may have been weakened on account of dampness following the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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