damp
adjective
[ damp ]
• slightly wet.
• "her hair was still damp from the shower"
Similar:
moist,
moistened,
wettish,
dampened,
dampish,
humid,
steamy,
muggy,
clammy,
sweaty,
sticky,
dank,
moisture-laden,
wet,
wetted,
rainy,
drizzly,
showery,
misty,
foggy,
vaporous,
dewy,
claggy,
damp
noun
• moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects.
• "the house reeked of mould and damp"
Similar:
moisture,
dampness,
humidity,
wetness,
wet,
water,
liquid,
condensation,
steam,
vapour,
clamminess,
mugginess,
dankness,
wateriness,
rain,
raininess,
dew,
drizzle,
precipitation,
spray,
perspiration,
sweat,
• a discouragement or check.
• "shame gave a damp to her triumph"
damp
verb
• make (something) slightly wet.
• "damp a small area with water"
Similar:
dampen,
moisten,
wet,
dew,
water,
irrigate,
humidify,
bedew,
sparge,
humify,
humect,
• make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it.
• "he damped down the fire for the night"
• reduce or stop the vibration of (the strings of a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound.
• "the muted notes should be produced by damping the strings at the seventh position"
Origin:
Middle English (in the noun sense ‘noxious inhalation’): of West Germanic origin; related to a Middle Low German word meaning ‘vapour, steam, smoke’.