Is water wet?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is water wet?". Your opponent's style: Socrates

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

Water isn't wet. Wetness is what happens *to* objects when water covers them—it's a property water *gives*, not one it possesses. Your hand gets wet. Sand gets wet. But water itself? It's just a liquid. Asking if water is wet is like asking if fire is hot or ice is cold. Those are the defining states, not additional properties layered on top. Water is the *cause* of wetness, not its victim. The moment you try to prove water is wet, you've already lost—you'd need something *else* to wet the water, creating an infinite loop. So tell me, what exactly would make water wet?