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Wetness   /wˈɛtnəs/   Listen
noun
Wetness  n.  
1.
The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth.
2.
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.
3.
Sweat or sweating; a euphemism. (Colloq.)





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"Wetness" Quotes from Famous Books



... his tall father out into the fresh morning. Everything was dripping and soggy, but the sun was going to shine, and dry the world off. Together they trudged through the wetness, into the village. Other gold seekers were trooping down to the river, and the villagers, yawning and weary-eyed after the dance, were watching them, and ...
— Gold Seekers of '49 • Edwin L. Sabin
... that weapon, with cavalry in squadrons giving the attack. Among the multitude of figures, there was an old man, who wore upon his head an ivy wreath for shade. Seated on the ground, in act to draw his hose up, he was hampered by the wetness of his legs; and while he heard the clamour of the soldiers, the cries, the rumbling of the drums, he pulled with all his might; all the muscles and sinews of his body were seen in strain; and what was more, the contortion of his ...
— The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti • John Addington Symonds
... on unobserved. I would have to open the front door without making too much noise, for the other doors were well guarded by underlings, and I would have to run down the front drive under the eyes of many windows. Once beyond the gate I would be safe, for the wetness of the day would secure me from dangerous encounters. Walking in the rain would be pleasant than staying in the dull schoolroom, where life remained unchanged for a quarter of an hour at a time; and I remembered that there ...
— The Ghost Ship • Richard Middleton
... the whole company to flight. Tommy was now in the situation of a warrior that pursues a routed army. Dismay and terror scattered all his little associates a hundred different ways, while passion and revenge animated him to the pursuit, and made him forgetful of the wetness of his clothes, and the uncomfortableness of his situation. Whatever unfortunate boy came within his reach was sure to be unmercifully cuffed and pommelled; for, in the fury with which he felt himself inspired, he did not wait to consider the ...
— The History of Sandford and Merton • Thomas Day
... me! You're right! After this night I wouldn't take your word as to the wetness of water. Lana, ...
— All-Wool Morrison • Holman Day


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