Definitions for dampdæmp

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

dampdæmp(adj.)damp•er, damp•est, n., v. - adj.

slightly wet; moist:
a damp cellar; a damp towel.
unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed:
a rather damp reception.
(n.)moisture; humidity; moist air.
a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, esp. in a mine.
depression of spirits; dejection.
a restraining or discouraging force or factor.
(v.t.)to make damp; moisten.
to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of; deaden; dampen.
to stifle or suffocate; extinguish:
to damp a furnace.
to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string); dull; deaden.
Category: Music and Dance
to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves).
Category: Physics

Origin of damp:

1300–50; cf. MD damp, MHG dampf vapor, smoke

damp′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

damp, dampness, moistness(adj)
a slight wetness
damp, dampish, moist(verb)
slightly wet
"clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down(verb)
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
damp(verb)
restrain or discourage
"the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
dampen, deaden, damp(verb)
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"
dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break(verb)
lessen in force or effect
"soften a shock"; "break a fall"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

damp(adjective)æmp
slightly, unpleasantly wet
damp clothing; the dampness of the air

Wiktionary

damp(Noun)
Moisture; humidity; dampness.
damp(Noun)
Fog; fogginess; vapor.
damp(Noun)
Dejection or depression.
damp(Noun)
A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
damp(Verb)
To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; as, to damp cloth.
damp(Verb)
To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage.
damp(Verb)
To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
damp(Adjective)
Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
damp(Adjective)
Pertaining to or affected by noxious vapours; dejected, stupified.

Origin: Akin to Low German damp, Dutch damp, and Danish damp, German Dampf, Icelandic dampi, Swedish damm, and to German dampf imperative of dimpfen. Also Old English dampen.

Webster Dictionary

Damp(noun)
moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor
Damp(noun)
dejection; depression; cloud of the mind
Damp(noun)
a gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc
Damp(u)
being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid
Damp(u)
dejected; depressed; sunk
Damp(noun)
to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth
Damp(noun)
to put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage