Damp Meaning and Definition

Word: Damp

How to pronounce: dæmp

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Slightly wet.

Example sentences: "Her hair was still damp from the shower"

Noun

Definitions:

1. Moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects.

Example sentences: "The house reeked of mold and damp"

2. A check or discouragement.

Example sentences: "Shame gave a damp to her triumph"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Make (something) slightly wet.

Example sentences: "Damp a small area with water"

2. Make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it.

Example sentences: "He damped down the fire for the night"

3. Restrict the amplitude of vibrations on (a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound.

Example sentences: "Rapidly damping the cymbals after repeatedly clashing them together"

Synonyms:

humid

dank

uncooked

sodden

soggy

dewy

moisture

humidity

moistness

wetness

moist

moisten

wet

muggy

steamy

sultry

sticky

clammy

mute

deaden

muffle

numb

tone down

fade

blunt

dull

Antonyms:

dry

Derivations:

dampish

dampy

damped

dampness

dampen

damply

damper

damping

dampened

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Damp in Other Languages...

Spanish: Húmedo

German: Feucht

French: Humide

Italian: Umido

Turkish: Nem