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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wetness \Wet"ness\, noun
1. The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth.
2. A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of weather or the season.
Note: Wetness generally implies more water or liquid than is implied by humidness or moisture.
3. Sweat or sweating; -- a euphemism. [Colloq.] [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
wetness
noun: the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the paint" [ant: {dryness}]
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