damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture.

DAMP definition: 1. slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: 2. water in the air, in…. Learn more.

DAMP definition: slightly wet; moist. See examples of damp used in a sentence.

Damp is moisture that is found on the inside walls of a house or in the air. There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.

Definition of damp adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. slightly wet; moist: a damp cellar; a damp towel. 2. unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: a rather damp reception. n. 3. moisture; humidity; moist air.

Something that's damp is slightly wet or soggy. If your shoes are damp when you enter your friend's white-carpeted house, you should probably take them off.