moist´ness

moist´ness
Mo|ist «MOH ihst», noun, adjective.
= Mohist. (Cf.Mohist)
moist «moyst», adjective.
1. a) slightly wet; not dry; damp: »

a moist cloth, a moist cellar, a moist dressing for an infection.

SYNONYM(S): humid, dank. See syn. under damp. (Cf.damp) b) (of the eyes) wet with tears; tearful.
2. rainy; wet: »

The weather is moist and raw (Dickens).

3. associated or connected with liquid, as a disease marked by a discharge of matter or phlegm.
[< Old French moiste, perhaps < Late Latin muscidus moss (< Latin muscus moss), blended with Latin mūcidus slimy, musty < mūcus slime, mucus]
moist´ly, adverb.
moist´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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