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Webster 1913 Edition


Wetness

Wet′ness

,
Noun.
1.
The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity;
as, the
wetness
of land; the
wetness
of a cloth
.
2.
A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty;
as, the
wetness
of weather or the season
.
☞ Wetness generally implies more water or liquid than is implied by humidness or moisture.

Webster 1828 Edition


Wetness

WETNESS

,
Noun.
1.
The state of being wet, either by being soaked or filled with liquor, or by having a liquid adherent to the surface; as the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth. It implies more water or liquid than humidness or moisture.
2.
A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy or misty; as the wetness of weather or the season.