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Definitions for Damp

[1] slightly wet; moist: damp weather; a damp towel.
[2] unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception.
[3] moisture; humidity; moist air: damp that goes through your warmest clothes.
[4] a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, especially in a mine.
[5] depression of spirits; dejection.
[6] a restraining or discouraging force or factor.
[7] to make damp; moisten.
[8] to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of; deaden; dampen: A series of failures damped her enthusiasm.
[9] to stifle or suffocate; extinguish: to damp a furnace.
[10] Acoustics , Music . to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string); dull; deaden.
[11] Physics . to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves).
[12] damp off , to undergo damping-off.
[13] slightly wet, as from dew, steam, etc
[14] archaic dejected
[15] slight wetness; moisture; humidity
[16] rank air or poisonous gas, esp in a mine See also firedamp
[17] a discouragement; damper
[18] archaic dejection
[19] to make slightly wet
[20] (often foll by down) to stifle or deaden to damp one's ardour
[21] (often foll by down) to reduce the flow of air to (a fire) to make it burn more slowly or to extinguish it
[22] physics to reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or wave)
[23] music to muffle (the sound of an instrument)

Words related to Damp

muggy, soggy, misty, soaked, cloudy, sticky, moist, dank, steamy, waterlogged, saturated, sodden, drizzly, sopping, dripping, soaking, drenched, clammy, vaporous, drippy

Words nearby Damp

damocles, sword of, damodar, damoiselle, damon, damon and pythias, damp, damp box, damp off, damp squib, damp-dry, damp-mop

Origin of Damp

1300–50; Middle English (in sense of def. 4); compare Middle Dutch damp, Middle High German dampf vapor, smoke

Words that may be confused with Damp

damp, moist, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry), damp, dampen

Other words from Damp

damp·ish , adjective
damp·ish·ly , adverb
damp·ish·ness , noun
damp·ly , adverb
damp·ness , noun

Word origin for Damp

C14: from Middle Low German damp steam; related to Old High German demphen to cause to steam

Synonyms for Damp

cloudy, dank, drizzly, misty, moist, muggy, saturated, soaked, sodden, soggy, steamy, sticky, waterlogged, drenched, dripping, soaking, sopping, clammy, dewy, drippy, irriguous, oozy, steam bath, vaporous, wettish