Wetness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɛt.nəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wetness is a noun meaning The condition of being wet.
Meaning
The condition of being wet.
More Meanings
- Moisture.
- Rainy or damp weather.
Example Sentences
Willis was too embarrassed to ask for a napkin. He let the wetness stay.
The first business was to make a fire, an operation which was a little delayed by the wetness of the fuel and the ground, owing to the heavy showers of the afternoon.
“Oh! if I had my gravity,” thought she, contemplating the water, “I would flash off this balcony like a long white sea-bird, headlong into the darling wetness. Heigh-ho!”
And so nature was not interfered with in the middle of the rainy season. Sometimes it poured down in such thick sheets of water that earth and sky seemed merged in one grey wetness.
Word Forms
- wetnesses
Antonyms for wetness
Common opposites include dryness, waterlessness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moisture, dampness, humidity, dew, coating, lining.
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