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Definitions for Wetness

[1] moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
[2] in a liquid form or state: wet paint.
[3] characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.
[4] moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous.
[5] allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town.
[6] characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season.
[7] laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, especially water vapor: There was a wet breeze from the west.
[8] Informal . intoxicated. marked by drinking: a wet night.
[9] using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.
[10] something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture: The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable.
[11] damp weather; rain: Stay out of the wet as much as possible.
[12] a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
[13] Slang : Disparaging and Offensive . wetback.
[14] to make (something) wet, as by moistening or soaking (sometimes followed by through or down ): Wet your hands before soaping them.
[15] to urinate on or in: The dog had wet the carpet.
[16] to become wet (sometimes followed by through or down ): Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.
[17] (of animals and children) to urinate.
[18] all wet , Informal . completely mistaken; in error: He insisted that our assumptions were all wet.
[19] wet behind the ears , immature; naive; green: She was too wet behind the ears to bear such responsibilities.
[20] wet one's whistle . whistle(def 15) .
[21] wet out , to treat (fabric) with a wetting agent to increase its absorbency.
[22] moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid
[23] not yet dry or solid wet varnish
[24] rainy, foggy, misty, or humid wet weather
[25] employing a liquid, usually water a wet method of chemical analysis
[26] mainly US and Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages a wet state
[27] British informal feeble or foolish
[28] wet behind the ears informal immature or inexperienced; naive
[29] wetness or moisture
[30] damp or rainy weather
[31] British informal a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner Compare dry (def. 21)
[32] British informal a feeble or foolish person
[33] mainly US and Canadian a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages
[34] the wet Australian (in northern and central Australia) the rainy season
[35] to make or become wet
[36] to urinate on (something)
[37] (tr) dialect to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing
[38] wet one's whistle informal to take an alcoholic drink

Words related to Wetness

wetrain, humidity, water, fog, sweat, mist, precipitation, perspiration, rainfall, snow, storm, drizzle, sleet, rainstorm, moisture, evaporation, wateriness, dew, wet, damp

Words nearby Wetness

wetwestward, westwardly, westwego, westwood, westwork, wet, wet amd, wet bar, wet behind the ears, wet blanket, wet cell

Origin of Wetness

before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten, Old English wǣtan to wet; replacing Middle English weet, Old English wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr; akin to water

Words that may be confused with Wetness

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, wetwet, whet

Other words from Wetness

wet·ly , adverb
wet·ness , noun
wet·ter , noun
wet·tish , adjective
non·wet·ted , adjective
re·wet , verb re·wet or re·wet·ted, re·wet·ting.
un·wet , adjective
un·wet·ted , adjective

Word origin for Wetness

Old English wǣt; related to Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr, Old Slavonic vedro bucket

Synonyms for Wetness

fog, humidity, mist, perspiration, precipitation, rain, sweat, water, damp, dankness, dew, drizzle, wateriness, wet