Dampness
/ˈdæmp.nəs/noun
The state or quality of being slightly wet.
Did you know?“Damp” is an old Germanic word, and its exact deeper origin is uncertain, which makes it one of those everyday words that arrived in English already feeling like a spell of moisture.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*dampaz
“damp, moist”
Old English
OE
damp
“moisture; dampness”
Middle English
ME
damp
“moisture, vapor, humidness”
14th Century
English
dampness
“the condition of being damp”
Modern English
English
dampness
“the state or quality of being slightly wet”