| ADJECTIVE | all | damp, dampish, moist | slightly wet |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | perception | damp, muffle, mute, dull, dampen, tone down | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping |
| change | damp | restrain or discourage | |
| change | damp, dampen, deaden | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible | |
| change | damp, dampen, soften, weaken, break | lessen in force or effect | |
| NOUN | state | damp, dampness, moistness | a slight wetness |
| Sounds | dae'mp | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amp / AMP ... vamp: 17 rhymes with aemp... | |
| Meaning | slightly wet. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "clothes damp with perspiration" | |
| Synonyms | dampish, moist | |
| Broader | wet | Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water |
| Spanish | húmedo, mojado | |
| Catalan | humida, humit, mullat | |
| Nouns | damp, dampness | a slight wetness |
| Adverbs | damply | in a damp manner |
| Meaning | A slight wetness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dampness, moistness | |
| Narrower | dankness, clamminess | unpleasant wetness |
| rawness | A chilly dampness | |
| Broader | wetness | The condition of containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
| Spanish | humedad | |
| Catalan | humitat, mullena | |
| Adjectives | damp | slightly wet |
| Meaning | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | muffle, mute, dull, dampen, tone down | |
| Broader | soften | make (images or sounds) soft or softer |
| Spanish | amortiguar, arromar, despuntar | |
| Catalan | deslluir-se, deslluir, despuntar, esmussar, espuntar, romejar, trencar-se | |
| Nouns | damper | a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations |
| Meaning | restrain or discourage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | |
| Broader | control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate | lessen the intensity of |
| Spanish | enfriar | |
| Nouns | damper | a depressing restraint |
| Meaning | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | dampen, deaden | |
| Broader | dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break | lessen in force or effect |
| Nouns | damper | a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations |
| Meaning | lessen in force or effect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | dampen, soften, weaken, break | |
| Narrower | dampen, deaden, damp | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible |
| deafen | make soundproof | |
| Broader | deaden, blunt | make less lively, intense, or vigorous |
| Spanish | atenuar | |
| Catalan | atenuar | |
| Nouns | damper | a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace |
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