damp
Moisture; humidity; dampnessMoisture; humidity; dampness.
» My hair is still damp.
Meine Haare sind noch feucht. — Manfredo
У мене все ще вологе волосся. — deniko
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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
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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
See also
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