I mentioned in the longer description that my own logic and reason has led me to the conclusion that water is wet. So, you're probably wondering what said logic and reason is.
1. Wet and dry are opposites. If this is true, then water can either be wet, or dry, because there are only two possible states, because they are opposites. This means that if we can know that water cannot be one state, then it must automatically be the other. And do you think water is dry? If you answer yes, I genuinely would like to know how on earth can water be dry. And if you answer no, then you're probably going to follow it up with the proposal of a new state that is neither wet nor dry. This is commonly something that I see amongst people who believe that water is not wet. But where's the evidence for this? Are there any papers on it? Are there any articles on it? Is there a definition for it? The answer to all of these questions, is no.
2. Something I also mentioned in the long description is that not even the official definitions are good enough. How can this be the case? The official definitions are designed to provide a concrete standard for how a word should be interpreted, even under scrutiny. But what if I told you that two of the most credible sources actually have contradicting definitions for the word wet? Here is the definition that you will find when you first search it up, which will be by The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition:
Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water.
Now here is the definition by the Mariam Webster Dictionary:
consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water).
You might not have caught that, but it all boils down to two words that are included in one, and not included in the other: consisting of. Water is not covered or soaked in water, water is not containing water, water is not covered with water, but it is consisting of water, because it is water. Thus, the defining characteristic here is the term "consisting of," in which the first definition does not include it, suggesting that water is not wet, but the other definition does include it, suggesting that water is wet.
So clearly, not even the definition of wet can save us here. But I know something that can. Instead of looking at the definition of wet, let's look at the definition of dry:
Free of liquid or moisture. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition)
Free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water. (Mariam Webster Dictionary)
These two definitions do not contradict each other. They are both saying that to be dry is to be free of any kind of liquid or moisture. But note here that the definition by the Mariam Webster Dictionary does not include the word "moisture" as apart of its list, which suggests that according to the Mariam Webster Dictionary, water vapor is not wet, but according to the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition, water vapor is wet. But right now, we're talking about liquid water. And clearly, it is stating that in order to be dry, it must be free of liquid, such as water. And water is not free of water. It is water, so it cannot be free of itself. This is the only set of definitions that do not contradict each other, and therefore are the most credible standard to go by.
And, the definitions of dry suggest, even more than already known, that wet and dry are opposites, and so something can either be one or the other, not some secret third option. Something can either be free of liquid/moisture, or not free of liquid/moisture. Thus, something can either be dry, or wet.
So much for this.
Water is wet.
Every time someone uses water it's wet.
When someone asks do you want some water, there is no clarifying questions of is it frozen or unfrozen, wet or dry.
It be no surprise that ice has a degree of moisture.
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It's just that with 8,000,000,000 people on this planet, we can't all agree on one by now. Or at least, it'll be hard.
Ambiguity exists because of people.. that is what we can say. Ambiguity can cease to exist.. when all people accept one interpretation and no more, but can any one with the will power do such a thing or are they incapable of doing such a thing?