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# wetness

«wetness» in Mova's school dictionary: **the state of being wet, covered in or full of water or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (wetness; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Wetness is the state of being wet, covered in or full of water or another liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in science (absorbency tests, weather), in baby care, in describing weather and places.

### examples

- The wetness of the grass soaked our shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/#x1)
- We tested which paper towel took away the most wetness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/#x2)
- The nappy has a line that changes colour to show wetness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/#x3)
- The wetness of the cave made the walls shine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/#x4)
- Sponges hold wetness inside their holes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/#x5)
- She could feel the wetness of the rain through her coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/#x6)
- It was a water of villainous depth and of detestable wetness; of ugly hurrying and of desolate cavernous sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/#x7)

### note

Uncountable: no plural. Usually we just say «wet»: «The grass is wet». Opposite: «dryness».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wetness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.