soddenness
State of soaking
Soddenness is the state of being thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid, typically water.
It describes the heavy, waterlogged quality of something that has absorbed moisture to the point of being soft or mushy: the soddenness of the ground after three days of rain.
The word can also characterize a dull, sluggish mental state, especially one brought on by excessive drinking.
Thoroughly wet through
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
- wringingTwisting to extract moisture
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
clammy · soggy · bedraggled · waterlogged · heavy · clinging · limp · matted
Small amounts of liquid
- dampnessMild presence of water
- sogginessSaturated, limp condition
- clamminessMoist, cool dampness
- danknessMoist, musty quality
humidity · wetness · mugginess · dewiness · moistness · saturation · soaking · drenching
State of complete permeation
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- swampinessWetland-like saturation
- bogginessWet, spongy terrain quality
- marshinessWetland-like ground condition
quagmire · mire · slough · fen · wetlands · flooding · inundation · submersion
Saturated with liquid
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- burdensomeDifficult to endure
dragging · lumbering · sluggish · unwieldy · sagging · drooping · limp · weighted
Fungus from dampness
- mustinessStale, damp odor
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- moldinessState of being fungus-covered
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
deterioration · spoilage · festering · stagnation · rancidity · putrefaction · dankness · earthiness
sopping
Thoroughly wet through
saturated · clammy · soggy · bedraggled · waterlogged · heavy · clinging · limp · matted · weighted
moisture
Small amounts of liquid
- dampnessMild presence of water
- sogginessSaturated, limp condition
- clamminessMoist, cool dampness
dankness · humidity · wetness · mugginess · dewiness · moistness · saturation · soaking · drenching · wateriness
saturation
State of complete permeation
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- swampinessWetland-like saturation
- bogginessWet, spongy terrain quality
marshiness · quagmire · mire · slough · fen · wetlands · flooding · inundation · submersion · pooling
waterlogged
Saturated with liquid
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
burdensome · dragging · lumbering · sluggish · unwieldy · sagging · drooping · limp · weighted · oppressive
mildew
Fungus from dampness
decomposition · deterioration · spoilage · festering · stagnation · rancidity · putrefaction · dankness · earthiness · staleness