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steaminess

/-nəs/ noun

The property of being steamy.

Word Origin Steaminess comes from Old English steam, that hot vapor rising from boiling water. The adjective steamy means full of steam, and steaminess is the quality of being steamy — both literally (like a sauna) and figuratively (like a passionate scene). The root also gives us steamboat and steamroller, all harnessing that powerful vapor.

noun The property of being steamy. countable

The steaminess of the bathroom made the mirror fog up completely.

(名词) 蒸汽弥漫；雾气腾腾；蒸汽腾腾

浴室的蒸汽让镜子完全蒙上了一层雾气。

(sustantivo) vaporosidad [La propiedad de estar lleno de vapor o ser vaporoso.]

Lo vaporoso del baño hizo que el espejo se empañara por completo.

(nom) moiteur; humidité; vapeur; caractère brumeux [Caractère de ce qui est chargé de vapeur, humide et chaud ; moiteur.]

Le **steaminess** de la salle de bain a complètement embué le miroir.

(Substantiv) Dampfigkeit; Feuchtheißigkeit [**Steaminess** *f* Eigenschaft, stark von Dampf durchdrungen oder mit Dampf erfüllt zu sein; das Vorhandensein von viel Dampf in der Luft.]

Die **steaminess** im Badezimmer ließ den Spiegel vollständig beschlagen.

(名詞) 蒸気のように湿気や熱気を含んでいる性質。

浴室の蒸気のような状態のため、鏡が完全に曇ってしまった。

(substantivo) vaporosidade; abafamento [A propriedade de ser vaporoso ou cheio de vapor.]

A vaporização do banheiro fez o espelho embaçar completamente.

Synonyms: humidity moistness dampness sultriness mugginess vapor fogginess mistiness Antonyms: dryness aridity parchedness dehydration
Word parts: steam + y + ness

Related words

steam steamer steamy steamily

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