Dampened vs Moisture - What's the difference?
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As a verb dampened is ( dampen). As a noun moisture is a moderate degree of wetness.
dampened English
Verb
(head)
(dampen)
dampen English
Verb
( en verb)
To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
* The Century
- In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
* 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, ,
- Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.
To become damp; to deaden.
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moisture English
Noun
( wikipedia moisture)
( en-noun)
A moderate degree of wetness.
:(Francis Bacon)
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
- All my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -
(medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
Related terms
* moist
* moisten
* moisturise, moisturize
* moisturiser, moisturizer
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