damp
Not quite dry
Damp means slightly wet—more than dry but less than soaked: The basement walls were damp.
A damp cloth has absorbed some moisture.
Damp weather feels humid and clammy.
As a verb, to damp (or dampen) is to make slightly wet, or to reduce intensity: damp the fire, damp someone's enthusiasm.
In mining, damp refers to dangerous gases like firedamp or blackdamp.
Slightly wet
- wetSaturated with liquid
- clammyMoist and cool
- dankDisagreeably cold and wet
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
dewy · humid · drippy · saturated · soaked · sodden · waterlogged · drizzly
Low temperature state
brisk · nippy · shiver · goosebumps · bone-chilling · cellar · basement · cave
Stale from dampness
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
fungus · rot · decay · fusty · stale · dank · stagnant · water damage
Wet slightly or diminish
- muffleDeaden or suppress sound
- stifleSuppress or restrain
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- squelchForcibly silence or suppress
subdue · restrain · deaden · diminish · reduce · curb · quell · moderate
Dull and depressing
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- dismalDepressingly dark or dull
- cheerlessDevoid of mirth
melancholy · somber · overcast · grey · dispiriting · oppressive · depressing · joyless
moist
Slightly wet
soggy · dewy · humid · drippy · saturated · soaked · sodden · waterlogged · drizzly · muggy
cold
Low temperature state
drafty · brisk · nippy · shiver · goosebumps · bone-chilling · cellar · basement · cave · fog
musty
Stale from dampness
spores · fungus · rot · decay · fusty · stale · dank · stagnant · water damage · discoloration
dampen
Wet slightly or diminish
squelch · subdue · restrain · deaden · diminish · reduce · curb · quell · moderate · temper
dreary
Dull and depressing
cheerless · melancholy · somber · overcast · grey · dispiriting · oppressive · depressing · joyless · sullen
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- cavescave, cavern, caves, caverns, grotto
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- dungeondungeon, oubliette, cell bars, torture chamber, chains
- humidityrelative humidity, humidity sensor, humidity reading, humidity control, humid
- Ironingsteam, ironing board, press, starch, wrinkle
- put a damper onReduce enthusiasm or enjoyment
- damp clothMoistened fabric for wiping
- damp air
- damp skin
- putting a damper onDiminishing enthusiasm or enjoyment
- damp earth
dampness, damper, damp-proofing, dampest, damply, damped, damping, dampish, dampers