Something that damps or checks: || A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. || A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time. || Something that kills the mood. || A device that decreases the oscillations of a system. || (chiefly Australia) Bread made from a basic recipe of flour, water, milk, and salt, but without yeast.
The recent dramatic change in the weather conditions put a bit of a damper on the holiday weekend and, although the inns and restaurants were fairly busy, there were a lot less visitors about than there would have been.
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1.The state or condition of being slightly wet.
‘the _dampness_ in the air’
‘There is a certain sadness in the sight of _dampness_ on the window pane as the rain pours down outside.’
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‘the _dampness_ in the air’
