wet´ness

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• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• wet — lu·or·a·wet·lan; re·wet; sis·co·wet; un·wet; wet; wet·fast·ness; wet·ly; wet·ness; wet·ta·bil·i·ty; wet·ta·ble; wet·ter; wet·tish; …   English syllables

• wet — [[t]wɛt[/t]] adj. wet•ter, wet•test, 1) moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid 2) in a liquid form or state: wet paint[/ex] 3) characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid 4) moistened or dampened with… …   From formal English to slang

• Ness County, Kansas — Location in the state of Kansas …   Wikipedia

• Jennie C. Van Ness — Jennie Carolyn (Sullivan) Van Ness (August 27, 1879 – after 1930) was a leader in the women s suffrage and Prohibition movements in New Jersey. She was one of the first two women to serve in the New Jersey Legislature, elected in 1920 as a… …   Wikipedia

• moist´ness — Mo|ist «MOH ihst», noun, adjective. = Mohist. (Cf. ↑Mohist) moist «moyst», adjective. 1. a) slightly wet; not dry; damp: »a moist cloth, a moist cellar, a moist dressing for an infection. SYNONYM(S): humid, dank. See syn. under damp …   Useful english dictionary

• ar´ti|fi´cial|ness — ar|ti|fi|cial «AHR tuh FIHSH uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. made by human skill or labor; not natural: »At night you read by artificial light. 2. made as a substitute or in imitation; not real: »artificial silk. She made artificial flowers from… …   Useful english dictionary

• bog´gi|ness — bog|gy «BOG ee, BG », adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. soft and wet like a bog; marshy; swampy: »boggy ground. 2. full of bogs. –bog´gi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dank´ness — dank «dangk», adjective. unpleasantly damp; moist; wet: »The cave was dark, dank, and chilly. ╂[Middle English danke, perhaps < Scandinavian (compare Swedish dank marshy spot)] –dank´ly, adverb. –dank´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|pir´it|ed|ness — dis|pir|it|ed «dihs PIHR uh tihd», adjective. depressed; discouraged; disheartened; dejected: »He returned wet, hungry, and dispirited. –dis|pir´it|ed|ly, adverb. –dis|pir´it|ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary