How do you use Dampness in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like damp or moistness, plus the exact meaning.
Dampness in a sentence
Dampness meaning
- Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
- The degree to which something is damp or moist.
Using Dampness
- The main meaning on this page is: Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp. | The degree to which something is damp or moist.
- Useful related words include: damp, moistness, wetness.
- In the example corpus, dampness often appears in combinations such as: dampness and, dampness from.
Context around Dampness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dampness
- In this selection, "dampness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, specialist, retained, further, inspection, contractor and mould stand out and add context to how "dampness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a specialist dampness contractor to and a warm dampness and a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dampness" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dampness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Even the slight dampness from day-to-day may make you uncomfortable. (12 words)
The frozen soil surface is tough and seems to have frigid dampness. (12 words)
Red is associated with dry, blue with wet, and green, in the middle, with dampness. (15 words)
It produced a blue-green which no other pigment could imitate, but it had drawbacks; it was unstable, it could not resist dampness, it did not mix well with other colors, it could ruin other colors with which it came into contact., and it was toxic. (46 words)
Though the river, a lifeline of north Karnataka, has been a source of food for the birds and other fauna owing to the natural dampness of the land, unchecked deforestation and human activities have turned the soil saline in the recent past. (42 words)
Nighttime predominates in the winter season, and in some regions winter has the highest rate of precipitation as well as prolonged dampness because of permanent snow cover or high precipitation rates coupled with low temperatures, precluding evaporation. (37 words)
The risk to respiratory and mental from dampness, mould and house dust mites is well understood, so why isn’t Scotland introducing an equivalent to Awaab’s law for all tenants? (31 words)
Example sentences (18)
We have carried out a dampness inspection at the property and following this have instructed a specialist dampness contractor to carry out a survey of the tenant’s home.
During the waterproof test, the mattress retained dampness like the Halo model, versus being wiped away like those that use vinyl.
Neil McCulloch, Service Manager, Housing Asset Services, East Ayrshire Council said: "We do not have any current repairs within our system for this address in relation to dampness and mould.
The local authority is expected to carry out further dampness and mould surveys at Willox Park, which was built in the 1960s and is made up of 36 terraced bungalows.
Waterproof pillowcases are an option for stopping dampness from leaking into your pillows, but they don't do much to stop your hair from breaking.
The risk to respiratory and mental from dampness, mould and house dust mites is well understood, so why isn’t Scotland introducing an equivalent to Awaab’s law for all tenants?
A relatively common problem in closets of all sorts, not just the infrequently used ones, is dampness.
Our testers found that in the first 20 minutes or so of filling the bottle, the cover may feel slightly damp – however, its moisture-wicking properties means this dampness doesn’t stick around for long.
It was “a mixture of the smells of singed cloth, and steam, and a warm dampness; and a bit of the smell of the material, and it’s also a very domestic smell.
Though the river, a lifeline of north Karnataka, has been a source of food for the birds and other fauna owing to the natural dampness of the land, unchecked deforestation and human activities have turned the soil saline in the recent past.
Even the slight dampness from day-to-day may make you uncomfortable.
Researchers often rely on self-reports of doctor-diagnosed asthma, according to a 2011 meta-analysis of mold and dampness studies.
Since it had rained, there was dampness in the wicket, causing the ball to come a slow on the bat.
The frozen soil surface is tough and seems to have frigid dampness.
Having lids also prevents the sand in outdoor sandpits from getting wet when it rains, although some dampness is often desirable as it helps the sand hold together.
It produced a blue-green which no other pigment could imitate, but it had drawbacks; it was unstable, it could not resist dampness, it did not mix well with other colors, it could ruin other colors with which it came into contact., and it was toxic.
Nighttime predominates in the winter season, and in some regions winter has the highest rate of precipitation as well as prolonged dampness because of permanent snow cover or high precipitation rates coupled with low temperatures, precluding evaporation.
Red is associated with dry, blue with wet, and green, in the middle, with dampness.
Common combinations with dampness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: