clamminess
Cool sweaty feeling
Clamminess is the quality of being unpleasantly moist, cool, and slightly sticky to the touch.
It most often describes skin that has this quality due to nervousness, illness, or physical exertion: The clamminess of his palms betrayed his anxiety.
The word can also characterize damp environments or objects that feel disagreeably wet and cold.
Small amounts of liquid
- dampnessMild presence of water
- sweatinessState of perspiring
- perspirationFluid from exertion
- wetnessState of being soaked
slickness · dewiness · condensation · humidity · stickiness · mugginess · film · sheen
Mild persistent worry
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- sweaty palmsMoist hands from nerves
- feverElevated body temperature
nausea · cold sweat · chills · malaise · queasiness · illness · faintness · pallor
moisture
Small amounts of liquid
- dampnessMild presence of water
- sweatinessState of perspiring
- perspirationFluid from exertion
wetness · slickness · dewiness · condensation · humidity · stickiness · mugginess · film · sheen · cold sweat
unease
Mild persistent worry
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- sweaty palmsMoist hands from nerves
fever · nausea · cold sweat · chills · malaise · queasiness · illness · faintness · pallor · dread
sticky
Apt to adhere
moist · cool · adhesive · clingy · greasy · slimy · pasty · waxy · viscous · gooey
- humid heatmuggy weather, tropical heat, sweltering, oppressive heat, humidity
- humidity effectsmold, mildew, rust, corrosion, condensation
- moisturemoisture, humidity, dampness, wetness, wet
- touch sensationstouch, roughness, smoothness, softness, hardness
- atmospheric conditionscloudiness, fogginess, mistiness, haziness, smokiness
- hand featurespalm, fingers, knuckles, fingernails, thumb