Synonyms for dampness

Most common

wet · moisture · damp · moistness

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.

Forms

Plural

dampnesses → moistures, damps, moistnesses, wets…

Example sentences

• wet Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.
• moisture Yes, it is. There's a lot of moisture in the air.
• damp The weather was not only cold, it was also damp.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

wet¹

4 letters

damp¹

8 letters

moisture²

9 letters

moistness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moisture² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

moiteur

Italiano

umidità