damp
Moisture; humidity; dampnessMoisture; humidity; dampness.
» My hair is still damp.
Meine Haare sind noch feucht.
У мене все ще вологе волосся.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Moisture; humidity; dampness.
Feuchtigkeit
вологаvoloha, вологістьvolohistʹ
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Fog; fogginess; vapor.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Dejection or depression; something that spoils a positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or courage) or a desired activity.
(archaic, countable, historical, uncountable)A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
Dunst
- a slight wetness
Examples
85 sentencesMy hair is still damp.
У мене все ще вологе волосся.
deMeine Haare sind noch feucht.
It's really damp in here.
Тут дуже волого.
The ground is still damp.
Земля ще волога.
It's cold and damp today, isn't it?
It is damp and cold today, isn't it?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English dampen (“to stifle; suffocate”), from Old English damp, from Proto-GerFrom Middle English dampen (“to stifle; suffocate”), from Old English damp, from Proto-Germanic *dampaz.
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Forms
plural: dampsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable