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noun

Wetness n.

The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth.

A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of weather or the season. Note: Wetness generally implies more water or liquid than is implied by humidness or moisture.

Sweat or sweating; a euphemism. (Colloq.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Wetness" Quotes from Famous Books

... lay under the roof. It was the best place in the world for the purpose—long labyrinths of passages leading round into one another, endless attics, and innumerable cupboards. The smallness of the latticed windows, combined with the wetness of the afternoon, produced a twilight that was most desirable, and highly suited ...

— The Madcap of the School • Angela Brazil

... young men absorbed and busy at the tallying; six crews panoplied in leather guiding the monsters to their lairs. Here, too, the sun-warmed air arose sluggish with the aroma of pitch, of lumber, of tar from the ships' cordage, of the wetness of unpainted wood. Aloft in the rigging, clear against the sky, were sailors in contrast of peaceful, leisurely industry to those who toiled and hurried below. The masts swayed gently, describing an arc against the heavens. The sailors swung easily to ...

— The Rules of the Game • Stewart Edward White

... tell me! You're right! After this night I wouldn't take your word as to the wetness of ...

— All-Wool Morrison • Holman Day

... was one of the Hains gravity type. It had four drops and was provided with four mixing hoppers at the top. The concrete was made quite wet. The proportions of sand and water were varied to suit the stone according to its wetness and the percentage of dust carried by it. The head mixer regulated the proportions and his work was checked by the government inspector. From the bottom hopper the mixed concrete dropped into a skip mounted ...

— Concrete Construction - Methods and Costs • Halbert P. Gillette

... awake all of a sudden, and he found that he was right in the middle of a lot of wetness, for the man had turned the water on in the fountain unexpectedly, not knowing that the old gentleman ...

— Uncle Wiggily's Adventures • Howard R. Garis

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