moistness
moistness · moistnesses
The property of being moistThe property of being moist.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The property of being moist.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
More definitions
- a slight wetness
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English moistnesse, moistnes, equivalent to moist + -ness.From Middle English moistnesse, moistnes, equivalent to moist + -ness.
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Forms
plural: moistnesses| Singular | moistness |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsboth senses:moistureB1
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmoist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.