wetness
/ˈwɛtnəs
/noun
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...
- She lifted a hand to discreetly wipe the wetness from her eyes.
- 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.
Synonyms
moisture, moistness, dampness, damp;
condensation, steam, vapour, humidity, mugginess, clamminess, dankness, sogginess;
wateriness, wet, water, liquid
1.1Rainy weather: the long dark wetness of winter...
- There was a heightened feeling of cosiness away from the dreary wetness outside.
- 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.
2British informal A lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feebleness: a profession which regards loyalty as weakness and decency as wetness...
- His perceived wetness is widely canvassed.
- The only conceivable outcome of this feeble wetness will be some free publicity.
- The idea that an ally has a right to independent judgment is too easily dismissed as what could be described as wetness.