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moisture

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mois·ture  (moischr)
n.
1. Diffuse wetness that can be felt as vapor in the atmosphere or condensed liquid on the surfaces of objects; dampness.
2. The state or quality of being damp.
[Middle English, from Old French, from moiste, moist; see moist.]
moisture
Noun
water diffused as vapour or condensed on or in objects
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moisturemoisture - wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"
wet
wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
moisture
noun damp, water, liquid, sweat, humidity, dew, perspiration, dampness, wetness, dankness, wateriness
Translations
Spanish moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃəʳ] n → humedad f
French moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃəʳ] moist n → humidité f;
(on glass) → buée f
German moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃəʳ] moist n → Feuchtigkeit f
Italian moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃəʳ] n → umidità;
(on glass) → goccioline fpl di vapore
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On the gray moisture of the grass were marks where the cows had lain through the night--dark-green islands of dry herbage the size of their carcasses, in the general sea of dew.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
But as the rain came down in a flood, the little fellow was hopelessly a prisoner, and now stood with sullen aspect at a window, wondering whether the sun itself were not extinguished by so much moisture in the sky.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Within the tiny stems of this dry-seeming plant is sufficient moisture for the needs of the huge bodies of the mighty thoats, which can exist for months without water, and for days without even the slight moisture which the ochre moss contains.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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