Definition
Plural of damp; either plural of the noun meaning moisture or plural of the adjective used as a noun, or can mean depressing influences that dampen one's mood or enthusiasm.
Etymology
From Middle Low German 'damp' meaning vapor or fog, which entered English in mining terminology to describe dangerous gases in mines. The plural naturally follows standard English rules.
Kelly Says
In medieval mining, 'damps' were literally dangerous gases that could kill workers—'firedamp' (methane) would explode and 'blackdamp' (carbon dioxide) would suffocate you, so the word carries real historical danger.
Translations
CACatalà
humitat
hoo-mee-tat
CSČeština
vlhkost
vlh-kost
ELΕλληνικά
υγρασία
ig-ra-see-ah
ESEspañol
humedad
oo-medad
FRFrançais
humidité
oomi-dee-te
HUMagyar
páratartalom
pa-ra-tar-ta-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelembapan
keh-lem-ba-pan
ITItaliano
umidità
oo-mee-dah
MSBahasa Melayu
kelembapan
keh-lem-ba-pan
NLNederlands
vochtigheid
voch-tig-heid
NONorsk
fuktighet
fookt-heet
PAPA
Moisture
moh-is-chur
PLPolski
wilgotność
vil-got-no-st
PTPortuguês
umidade
oom-ee-dahd
RORomână
umiditate
oo-mee-dah-teh
RUРусский
влажность
vlazhnosť
SWKiswahili
unyevu
oo-nye-vu
TAதமிழ்
ஈரப்பதம்
eer-appadham
THไทย
ความชื้น
kwahm-chun
TRTürkçe
nemlilik
nem-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
вологість
vo-lo-hys-t
VITiếng Việt
Độ ẩm
doh am
ZUZU
umngcele
oom-ng-che-leh