I just learned that humans don’t have receptors to sense wetness. What is it that we feel when water touches our skin then?

Question

From my understanding, we’re able to feel the temperature, texture and pressure of water. And if we’re able to feel all that, what more else is there? What defines wetness and what should it feel like?

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Answer 1

The way we understand “wetness” is a combination of texture, temperature, and the like

You feel something is wet because it’s cold, and when you remove your hand, your hand is slippery, and you can feel it cool down as the water evaporates.

We can also tell that water is thicker than air when we go swimming