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Kinda random, but I'd like to present a proof that water isn't wet:

Proof that water isn't wet

Definition of "wet", Oxford English Dictionary: "Covered or saturated with water or another liquid." (https://bit.ly/2t10mvq)

By this definition, if water was covered with water, it would be wet.

Water has a surface though, because of surface tension, where the molecules inside a body of water stick together. (https://bit.ly/1d26JO5)

Due to the fact that this surface tension is considered a surface, and there is no water on said surface- all the water is beneath it, a body of water is not considered wet.

However, if water was saturated with water, it would be wet, too, by Oxford's definition.

Definition of "saturated", Oxford English Dictionary: "Holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked." or in Chemistry: "(of a solution) containing the largest possible amount of a particular solute."

By the first definition, water must be holding water to be wet. Water is not holding water, though, it is water. Just as you wouldn't say a block of wood holding wood, a body of water isn't holding water.

By the chemical definition, water must be a solution that contains the largest amount a particular solute, in this case, water. Water, however, is not a solution, nor is it a solute, rather, it is a solvent, so it does not satisfy this definition. {https://bit.ly/2S1VlBy)

Therefore, by any definition, water is not wet.

(Note: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary deliberately states water is wet in its definition of "wet", this shows clear bias toward this particular argument, so I did not use Merriam-Webster's definition)

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