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Definition moist
Etymology
From Middle English moiste (“moist, wet", also "fresh”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman moiste and Middle French moiste (“damp, mouldy, wet”), of obscure origin and formation. Perhaps from a late variant of Latin m?cidus (“slimy, musty”) combined with a reflex of Latin mustum (“must”).
Adjective
moist (comparative moister or more moist, superlative moistest or most moist)
- Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp. [from 14th c.]
- Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears. [from 14th c.]
- Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp. [from 14th c.]
- (sciences, now historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness. [from 14th c.]
- (obsolete) Watery, liquid, fluid. [14th-17th c.]
- (medicine) Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc. [from 14th c.]
- (colloquial) Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman). [from 20th c.]
Verb
moist (third-person singular simple present moists, present participle moisting, simple past and past participle moisted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To moisten.
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