dampness

[US]/ˈdæmpnɪs/
[UK]/'dæmpnəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. moisture; wetness; the presence of slightly wet conditions or humidity.

Example Sentences

the dampness began to affect my health.

The dampness is uncomfortable,not to mention the cold.

Conclusion: wind-dampness-antalgic powders have antiphlogistic and detumescence and antalgic effection.

It is believed that Yinbai Functions to regulate menstruation and stanch blood,disinhibit dampness and stop leukorrhagia,nourish spleen and arrest diarrhea.

Indications:Clear away heat, eliminate dampness, purge pathogenic fire, put out steam, detoxicate and cure furuncles.

In a three state weather system (sunny, cloudy, rainy) it may be possible to observe four grades of seaweed dampness (dry, dryish, damp, soggy);

From the viewpoint of teaching to analyze the wind dampness and stagnated heat in the jaundice disease of Summary of Golden Chamber which based on the viewpoint of archaian and modern exegete.

Introduced professor Wang Lining's experience on treating children cough due to exopathy in phlegm-dampness constitution by using Erchen Decoction,and took one case for example.

Real-world Examples

" It's the dampness drying, " replied Jo.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

Dampness and evil odors surrounded him.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

Sweat broke out on Scarlett with clammy dampness, whenever this thought entered her mind.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Cold rain had fallen for days and the house was chill with drafts and dampness.

Source: Gone with the Wind

To heat, small places, going below floor-level, dampness, hatches, ladders, darkness, echoes, and eliminating in Home Depot buckets.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

He reached out, touched Chani's cheek, feeling the dampness of her tears.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Melanie lay on the bed on a sheet dark with perspiration and splotched with dampness where Scarlett had spilled water.

Source: Gone with the Wind

But our experts are of the opinion that the rust stain are not due to dampness but to poor workmanship.

Source: Foreign Trade English Topics King

The open doorway seemed to conduct into the darkness and dampness of a cellar.

Source: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

The plaster that held the stones of the wall together was crumbly from age and from the dampness of the dungeon.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

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