Origin of damp
1300–50; Middle English (in sense of def. 4); compare Middle Dutch
damp, Middle High German
dampf vapor, smoke
SYNONYMS FOR damp
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humidify.
synonym study for damp
1.
Damp,
humid,
moist mean slightly wet.
Damp usually implies slight and extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant unless the result of intention:
a damp cellar; to put a damp cloth on a patient's forehead.
Humid is applied to unpleasant dampness in the air:
The air is oppressively humid today.
Moist denotes something that is slightly wet, naturally or properly:
moist ground; moist leather.
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British Dictionary definitions for dampness
damp
/ (dæmp) /
adjective
slightly wet, as from dew, steam, etc
archaic
dejected
noun
verb (tr)
See also
damp off
Derived forms of damp
dampish, adjective damply, adverb dampness, nounWord Origin for damp
C14: from Middle Low German
damp steam; related to Old High German
demphen to cause to steam