MOISTNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A slight wetness

Synonyms:

damp; dampness; moistness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("moistness" is a kind of...):

wetness (the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moistness"):

clamminess; dankness (unpleasant wetness)

rawness (a chilly dampness)

Derivation:

moist (slightly wet)