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Webster 1913 Edition


Wetness

Wet′ness

,
Noun.
1.
The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity;
as, the
wetness
of land; the
wetness
of a cloth
.
2.
A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty;
as, the
wetness
of weather or the season
.
Wetness generally implies more water or liquid than is implied by humidness or moisture.

Webster 1828 Edition


Wetness

WETNESS

,
Noun.
1.
The state of being wet, either by being soaked or filled with liquor, or by having a liquid adherent to the surface; as the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth. It implies more water or liquid than humidness or moisture.
2.
A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy or misty; as the wetness of weather or the season.

Definition 2024


wetness

wetness

English

Noun

wetness (usually uncountable, plural wetnesses)

  1. The condition of being wet.
  2. Moisture.
  3. Rainy or damp weather.

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