wetnessn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛtnəs/, U.S.

/ˈwɛtnəs/

Forms: Also Old English wétnis, Middle English–1500s wetenes, 1500s weteness(e, 1600s weatness; Middle English–1500s wette-, wetnes(se.

Etymology: < wet adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The fact or condition of being wet; also concrete, moisture, wet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [noun]

wetc888

wetec897

wetnessc950

wekea1300

wokeness1340

moistc1387

moistnessc1390

moisturec1390

dank?a1400

humidity1412

wakc1485

waknessc1520

aquosity1528

weakinessa1642

succity1646

fogginess1674

damp1706

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [noun]

wetnessc950

wethead1379

batha1616

madefication1727

α.

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke viii. 6 Oðer feall ofer stan and..fordrugade forðon ne hæbde wetnise.

c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 546 The king..of that wetenes [sc. tears] was affraied That by his arme and his shuldres ran.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 288/1 Wetenesse, moilleure, moisteure.

1546 in W. Page Certificates Chantries County of York (1895) II. 285 The weteness of the grounde and grete inundations of waters.

1573 in Court Minutes Surrey & Kent Sewer Comm. (London County Council) (1909) 163 These men..were extreamly hindred thorowe the extreamenes of the wetenesse of the wether.

1664 J. Carstaires Lett. (1846) 149 See that it be kept verie dry, the least weatness will much prejudice me.

β. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace 10352 Schal he neuere take scathe, Ne haue wetynge [Petyt MS. haf wettenes] ne waþe.c1400 tr. Higden (Rolls) VII. 149 A lanterne..þat myȝt nouȝt be quenched nouþer wiþ wynde ne wiþ none moysture ne wetnes.1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 17^v What worser for Barley, then wetnesse and colde?1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 141^v The wettenesse hereof doth not onely hurt..their feete, but also spoyleth their coates.a1650 G. Boate Irelands Nat. Hist. (1652) xxi. 165 Which inconstancy and wetness of the weather is..troublesome to men.1699 L. Meager New Art of Gardening 42 If the Vine stands against damp Walls, the wetness perishes the Clusters that touch it.1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. i. xix. 123 The wetness of land from its situation may be prevented.1794 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Cambr. 57 This meadow land..in that state of wetness.1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. 229 The suffocating wetness and cold of the furrows.1871 B. Stewart Heat (ed. 2) §152 The sensation of dryness or wetness does not depend upon the absolute amount of aqueous vapour present in one cubic foot of air.

b. A wet spot or patch of ground.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > wet place, mire, or slough

sloughc900

mooreOE

letch1138

mire1219

sougha1300

dew1377

slop?a1400

flashc1440

slothc1440

slonk1488

slot?a1500

rilling1610

slab1610

water-gall1657

slunkc1700

slack1719

mudhole1721

bog-hole1788

spew1794

wetness1805

stabble1821

slob1836

sludge1839

soak1839

mudbath1856

squire-trap1859

loblolly1865

glue-pot1892

swelter1894

poaching1920

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. Pl. xlvi The plan of draining wetnesses on the tops of hills and banks.

2. The fact of being opposed to prohibition.

ΚΠ

1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 19 Oct. 301/1 The Democratic candidate is assailed for his ‘wetness’ and for his Roman Catholicism.

3. Feebleness, ineptness. Cf. wet adj. 15b.

ΚΠ

1977 Times 29 Sept. 4/1 It was surely not Liberal ‘wetness’, as the incoming president, Mr. Gruffydd Evans, termed their traditional virtues of niceness and fairmindedness.

1981 R. D. Edwards Corridors of Death vii. 33 A profession which regards loyalty as weakness and decency as wetness.

1983 Times 4 Nov. 7/1 The idea that an ally has a right to independent judgment is too easily dismissed as what Mrs Thatcher might describe..as wetness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wetness
释义	wetnessn. Brit. /ˈwɛtnəs/, U.S. /ˈwɛtnəs/ Forms: Also Old English wétnis, Middle English–1500s wetenes, 1500s weteness(e, 1600s weatness; Middle English–1500s wette-, wetnes(se. Etymology: < wet adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. The fact or condition of being wet; also concrete, moisture, wet. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [noun] wetc888 wetec897 wetnessc950 wekea1300 wokeness1340 moistc1387 moistnessc1390 moisturec1390 dank?a1400 humidity1412 wakc1485 waknessc1520 aquosity1528 weakinessa1642 succity1646 fogginess1674 damp1706 the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [noun] wetnessc950 wethead1379 batha1616 madefication1727 α. c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke viii. 6 Oðer feall ofer stan and..fordrugade forðon ne hæbde wetnise. c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 546 The king..of that wetenes [sc. tears] was affraied That by his arme and his shuldres ran. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 288/1 Wetenesse, moilleure, moisteure. 1546 in W. Page Certificates Chantries County of York (1895) II. 285 The weteness of the grounde and grete inundations of waters. 1573 in Court Minutes Surrey & Kent Sewer Comm. (London County Council) (1909) 163 These men..were extreamly hindred thorowe the extreamenes of the wetenesse of the wether. 1664 J. Carstaires Lett. (1846) 149 See that it be kept verie dry, the least weatness will much prejudice me. β. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace 10352 Schal he neuere take scathe, Ne haue wetynge [Petyt MS. haf wettenes] ne waþe.c1400 tr. Higden (Rolls) VII. 149 A lanterne..þat myȝt nouȝt be quenched nouþer wiþ wynde ne wiþ none moysture ne wetnes.1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 17^v What worser for Barley, then wetnesse and colde?1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 141^v The wettenesse hereof doth not onely hurt..their feete, but also spoyleth their coates.a1650 G. Boate Irelands Nat. Hist. (1652) xxi. 165 Which inconstancy and wetness of the weather is..troublesome to men.1699 L. Meager New Art of Gardening 42 If the Vine stands against damp Walls, the wetness perishes the Clusters that touch it.1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. i. xix. 123 The wetness of land from its situation may be prevented.1794 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Cambr. 57 This meadow land..in that state of wetness.1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. 229 The suffocating wetness and cold of the furrows.1871 B. Stewart Heat (ed. 2) §152 The sensation of dryness or wetness does not depend upon the absolute amount of aqueous vapour present in one cubic foot of air. b. A wet spot or patch of ground. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > wet place, mire, or slough sloughc900 mooreOE letch1138 mire1219 sougha1300 dew1377 slop?a1400 flashc1440 slothc1440 slonk1488 slot?a1500 rilling1610 slab1610 water-gall1657 slunkc1700 slack1719 mudhole1721 bog-hole1788 spew1794 wetness1805 stabble1821 slob1836 sludge1839 soak1839 mudbath1856 squire-trap1859 loblolly1865 glue-pot1892 swelter1894 poaching1920 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. Pl. xlvi The plan of draining wetnesses on the tops of hills and banks. 2. The fact of being opposed to prohibition. ΚΠ 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 19 Oct. 301/1 The Democratic candidate is assailed for his ‘wetness’ and for his Roman Catholicism. 3. Feebleness, ineptness. Cf. wet adj. 15b. ΚΠ 1977 Times 29 Sept. 4/1 It was surely not Liberal ‘wetness’, as the incoming president, Mr. Gruffydd Evans, termed their traditional virtues of niceness and fairmindedness. 1981 R. D. Edwards Corridors of Death vii. 33 A profession which regards loyalty as weakness and decency as wetness. 1983 Times 4 Nov. 7/1 The idea that an ally has a right to independent judgment is too easily dismissed as what Mrs Thatcher might describe..as wetness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c950
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