wetness
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- noun
- /ˈwɛtnəs/
- The wetness of the ground made it difficult to walk without slipping.
- wetness on her cheek
- wetness of her tears
- wetness of the rain
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Watch on YouTubeThe curl drops out because of the the wetness in the air.
- The curl drops out because of the the wetness in the air.
- It's more like a mist than like wetness.
- I feel like the word damp is worse because that implies that it's there's more of like a permanent wetness.
- I like feeling like, like, like the wetness.
- Already chubby and quivering with wetness, she gasps for air and for her mother's warm body.
Examples
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I think it has a healthy kind of wetness to the face that I don't mind.
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What is causing the wetness at the bottom down here?
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It's just adding a little bit of wetness to my skin.
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Lee turned back toward the march of the men, felt the wetness again.
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I feel wetness when I dive into the water.
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Now the stain is gone, but the wetness remains.
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Isabelle felt the wetness of her tears against the pillow.
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My mother combed my hair with her fingers, and I felt the wetness of her damp Kleenex on my neck.
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Her mascara is smeared, as though she has been crying, and there is wetness at the corners of her eyes.
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Carefully, she brushed the ink onto the cuts, enjoying its cool wetness, balm to her pain.
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Synonyms
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A small amount of water on or in something that makes it slightly wet
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A place or thing covered with liquid
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A slight wetness in the air or on surfaces
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Slight wetness in the air or on surfaces that makes them feel cold
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A slight wetness on a surface or in the air
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A state of being very wet or full of water that often makes things soft
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word wetness comes from the simple word wet ('covered in water' or 'moist') plus the ending -ness that turns an adjective into a noun. So, wetness means 'the state of being wet' or the amount of moisture on something.