Moisture

Quick meaning: Moisture is a noun meaning That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

Meaning

That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

More Meanings

1. The state of being moist.
2. (medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.

Example Sentences

drops / beads of moisture

I cannot weep; for all my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heart:

[…] Nicholas Nickleby’s eyes were dimmed with a moisture that might have been taken for tears.

And some [seed] fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

Word Forms

• moistures

Synonyms for moisture

Depending on context, synonyms include weakiness, dampness, humidity, moistness, wetness, wet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wet, moist, wetness, humid, damp, dampness.

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