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单词 wetness
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Definition of wetness in English:

wetness

nounˈwɛtnəsˈwɛtnəs
  • 1The state or condition of being covered or saturated with water or another liquid; dampness.

    the pale brown of the rock was blotched with wetness
    he wiped the wetness from his face with the edge of his shirt
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Summer conditions are strongly affected by soil wetness in springtime, since that moisture eventually becomes humidity.
    • You can almost feel the wetness and chill seeping into your bones.
    • He kneels on the sand, the wetness immediately seeping through to his knees.
    • She was sopping with cold wetness, while also covered in thick mud.
    • She lifted a hand to discreetly wipe the wetness from her eyes.
    • I'd been sitting on the grass for ten minutes and felt the wetness seep through my jeans.
    • Tom got angry and had to wipe the wetness from his black blazer.
    • Babies wearing cloth nappies feel the wetness, which they might not in a disposable nappy, because they often take the dampness away.
    • Splashing through a puddle, cold wetness flooded over her feet.
    • If the insulation releases heat during the cooler evening hours, there is likely wetness below the roof.
    Synonyms
    moisture, moistness, dampness, damp
    condensation, steam, vapour, humidity, mugginess, clamminess, dankness, sogginess
    wateriness, wet, water, liquid
    1. 1.1 Rainy weather.
      the long dark wetness of winter
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wetness and weathering spoiled the grains.
      • It all came flooding back to him just now, as he looked out the misty window at a sky black and bursting with a load of late winter wetness.
      • This lakeside village, despite the winter wetness, was beautiful.
      • I absolutely love rainy days when I don't have to go out into the wetness.
      • Persistent wetness in Wisconsin and Michigan has slowed crop maturity.
      • Weather models do indicate a movement away from the extreme wetness experienced during the past 30 days.
      • It had showered a few times during the day, and a feeling of dampness and wetness was still in the air.
      • One of the things we love about rainy days is that they afford the ideal opportunity to visit one of the big temples around here that are at their very best in the wetness and light of rainfall.
      • There was a heightened feeling of cosiness away from the dreary wetness outside.
      • Weather conditions in Europe, with extreme wetness in the northern regions of the continent and a heat wave in the south, are impacting grain production.
  • 2British informal A lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feebleness.

    a profession which regards loyalty as weakness and decency as wetness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The only conceivable outcome of this feeble wetness will be some free publicity.
    • It was surely not wetness, as the incoming president termed their traditional virtues of niceness and fairmindedness.
    • The idea that an ally has a right to independent judgment is too easily dismissed as what could be described as wetness.
    • His perceived wetness is widely canvassed.
 
 

Definition of wetness in US English:

wetness

nounˈwɛtnəsˈwetnəs
  • 1The state or condition of being covered or saturated with water or another liquid; dampness.

    the pale brown of the rock was blotched with wetness
    he wiped the wetness from his face with the edge of his shirt
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Splashing through a puddle, cold wetness flooded over her feet.
    • I'd been sitting on the grass for ten minutes and felt the wetness seep through my jeans.
    • Summer conditions are strongly affected by soil wetness in springtime, since that moisture eventually becomes humidity.
    • Babies wearing cloth nappies feel the wetness, which they might not in a disposable nappy, because they often take the dampness away.
    • You can almost feel the wetness and chill seeping into your bones.
    • She lifted a hand to discreetly wipe the wetness from her eyes.
    • She was sopping with cold wetness, while also covered in thick mud.
    • He kneels on the sand, the wetness immediately seeping through to his knees.
    • If the insulation releases heat during the cooler evening hours, there is likely wetness below the roof.
    • Tom got angry and had to wipe the wetness from his black blazer.
    1. 1.1 Rainy weather.
      the long dark wetness of winter
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There was a heightened feeling of cosiness away from the dreary wetness outside.
      • This lakeside village, despite the winter wetness, was beautiful.
      • One of the things we love about rainy days is that they afford the ideal opportunity to visit one of the big temples around here that are at their very best in the wetness and light of rainfall.
      • I absolutely love rainy days when I don't have to go out into the wetness.
      • It had showered a few times during the day, and a feeling of dampness and wetness was still in the air.
      • It all came flooding back to him just now, as he looked out the misty window at a sky black and bursting with a load of late winter wetness.
      • Wetness and weathering spoiled the grains.
      • Weather conditions in Europe, with extreme wetness in the northern regions of the continent and a heat wave in the south, are impacting grain production.
      • Persistent wetness in Wisconsin and Michigan has slowed crop maturity.
      • Weather models do indicate a movement away from the extreme wetness experienced during the past 30 days.
  • 2British informal A lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feebleness.

    a profession which regards loyalty as weakness and decency as wetness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The idea that an ally has a right to independent judgment is too easily dismissed as what could be described as wetness.
    • It was surely not wetness, as the incoming president termed their traditional virtues of niceness and fairmindedness.
    • The only conceivable outcome of this feeble wetness will be some free publicity.
    • His perceived wetness is widely canvassed.
 
 
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