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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies
moist and damp
Do moist and damp have the same meaning, for you?
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No. Damp sounds 'wetter' than moist and often has a connotation of unpleasantness. The uses are different too and they are not always interchangeable.
- No.
- Damp sounds 'wetter' than moist and often has a connotation of unpleasantness.
- The uses are different too and they are not always interchangeable.
- A house suffers from damp, not moist.
- A nice cake is moist, not damp.
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No. Damp sounds 'wetter' than moist and often has a connotation of unpleasantness.
The uses are different too and they are not always interchangeable.
A house suffers from damp, not moist.
A nice cake is moist, not damp.
The uses are different too and they are not always interchangeable.
A house suffers from damp, not moist.
A nice cake is moist, not damp.
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Nona The BritNo. Damp sounds 'wetter' than moist and often has a connotation of unpleasantness.I think that's true.
The uses are different too and they are not always interchangeable.
A house suffers from damp, not moist.
A nice cake is moist, not damp.
"Moist" generally seems to have a positive connotation - ex
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Maybe they are sometimes closer in meaning when verbs:
Roll out a pastry lid, place it over the filling and damp/en the outer rim.
Roll out a pastry lid, place it over the filling and moisten the outer rim.
But not here:
During the quake, the columns failed to damp the lateral motion of the building,
*During the quake, the col
Roll out a pastry lid, place it over the filling and damp/en the outer rim.
Roll out a pastry lid, place it over the filling and moisten the outer rim.
But not here:
During the quake, the columns failed to damp the lateral motion of the building,
*During the quake, the col
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In many cases, "damp" has negative connotation, in others neutral connotation. In certain cases the words are not synonymous at all and in others they are synonyms.
The dew moistened/dampened the fields.
Damp/dampen/moisten the edges of the pastry and seal.
The building was damp/moist.
A cold damp/moist hand brushed his neck.
The dew moistened/dampened the fields.
Damp/dampen/moisten the edges of the pastry and seal.
The building was damp/moist.
A cold damp/moist hand brushed his neck.
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