damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture.

Damp, humid, moist mean slightly wet. Damp usually implies slight and extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant unless the result of intention: a damp cellar; to put a damp …

DAMP meaning: 1. slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: 2. water in the air, in…. Learn more.

1. slightly wet; moist: a damp cellar; a damp towel. 2. unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: a rather damp reception. n. 3. moisture; humidity; moist air.

Definition of damp adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant. The cottage was cold and damp. It feels damp in here. Wipe the …

Dec 14, 2025 · Unceasing, soaking rain was falling; the very lamps seemed obscured by the damp upon the glass, and their light reached but to a little distance from the posts.

5 days ago · NEC damp wet dry location definitions: Let’s get the code straight from the source, because this is where the confusion usually starts—and where most of the confusion on …