Is a negative nuance possible with しっとり when used to describe moisture of an object? `` always has a **negative nuance** to it when used, such as when describing perspiration. `` has several meanings, but in this context it is used to describe the dampness of something. An example sentence using ``: ` : become wet ` Is `` **strictly positive** , or can it be negative like ``?

, as long as the word is being used properly, would always be positive and that should be why it is so heavily used in advertisement for food and cosmetic products.

If an object contained moisture in a way that was undesirable to a person, s/he would opt to use **** , etc. instead to add a negative nuance.