wetness
The condition of being wetThe condition of being wet.
» Wetness will not be intimidated by rain.
Der Nässe kann man mit Regen keine Furcht einjagen. — Esperantostern
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)The condition of being wet.
Nässe, Feuchte
the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
(uncountable, usually)Moisture.
(uncountable, usually)Rainy or damp weather.
Examples
1 sentencesWetness will not be intimidated by rain.
deDer Nässe kann man mit Regen keine Furcht einjagen. — Esperantostern
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English wetnes, wetnesse, from Old English wǣtnes (“moisture, wetness”). By suFrom Middle English wetnes, wetnesse, from Old English wǣtnes (“moisture, wetness”). By surface analysis, wet + -ness.
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Forms
plural: wetnesses| Singular | wetness |
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uncountable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.