Wetness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛtnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɛtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɛtnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɛtnəs/.

Examples

he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

dryness

Parts of Speech

noun	the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) “he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks”

Word Forms

wet

adjective

containing moisture or volatile components

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nässe

der Zustand, in dem eine Flüssigkeit (insbesondere Wasser) enthalten oder von dieser bedeckt ist

🇫🇷French

humidité

la condition de contenir ou d'être recouvert par un liquide (en particulier de l'eau)

🇪🇸Spanish

humedad

la condición de contener o estar cubierto por un líquido (especialmente agua)

🇮🇹Italian

umidità

la condizione di contenere o essere coperto da un liquido (soprattutto acqua)

🇳🇱Dutch

nattigheid

de toestand van het bevatten of bedekt zijn door een vloeistof (vooral water)

🇵🇹Portuguese

umidade

a condição de conter ou ser coberto por um líquido (especialmente água)

🇷🇺Russian

влажность

состояние содержания или покрытия жидкостью (особенно водой)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नमी

किसी तरल पदार्थ (विशेषकर पानी) से युक्त या ढके रहने की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

আর্দ্রতা

একটি তরল (বিশেষত জল) ধারণ করার বা আবৃত করার শর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஈரம்

ஒரு திரவம் (குறிப்பாக நீர்) கொண்டிருக்கும் அல்லது மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

తడి

ద్రవం (ముఖ్యంగా నీరు) కలిగి ఉన్న లేదా కప్పబడిన పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओलेपणा

द्रव (विशेषत: पाणी) असलेली किंवा झाकण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભીનાશ

પ્રવાહી (ખાસ કરીને પાણી) ધરાવવાની અથવા આવરી લેવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರ್ದ್ರತೆ

ದ್ರವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಆವರಿಸಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನೀರು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആർദ്രത

ഒരു ദ്രാവകം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വെള്ളം) അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਮੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਤਰਲ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਪਾਣੀ) ਨੂੰ ਰੱਖਣ ਜਾਂ ਢੱਕਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمی

مائع (خاص طور پر پانی) پر مشتمل ہونے یا ڈھکنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

潮湿

包含或被液体（尤其是水）覆盖的情况

🇯🇵Japanese

湿気

液体（特に水）が入っている、または液体で覆われている状態

🇰🇷Korean

축축함

액체(특히 물)를 담고 있거나 덮여 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ẩm ướt

tình trạng chứa hoặc bị bao phủ bởi chất lỏng (đặc biệt là nước)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเปียกชื้น

ภาวะบรรจุหรือถูกของเหลวปกคลุม (โดยเฉพาะน้ำ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebasahan

kondisi mengandung atau ditutupi oleh cairan (terutama air)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkabasa

ang kondisyon ng naglalaman o natatakpan ng isang likido (lalo na ng tubig)

🇲🇾Malay

kebasahan

keadaan mengandungi atau diliputi oleh cecair (terutamanya air)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرطوبة

حالة احتواء السائل أو تغطيته (خاصة الماء)

🇮🇷Persian

رطوبت

شرایط حاوی یا پوشیده شدن توسط یک مایع (به ویژه آب)

🇹🇷Turkish

ıslaklık

bir sıvı (özellikle su) içerme veya bu sıvıyla kaplanma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְטִיבוּת

המצב של מכיל או כיסוי נוזל (במיוחד מים)

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The primary meaning of 'wetness' is 'the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)'.

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Using 'wetness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wetness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wetness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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