Dampness
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness. Degree to which something is damp or moist
Damp
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Moisture; humidity; dampness.Fog; fogginess; vapor.Dejection or depression.A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.Pertaining to or affected by noxious vapours; dejected, stupified.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; as, to damp cloth.To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage.To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
Example sentence: My mother was a fastidious and orderly homemaker. I was the messy but creative type. I picture her following behind me through life with a damp rag and an air of exasperation.