Wetness

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:23:21

West"ness (?), n.

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.

 

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