moisture

English Online Dictionary. What means moisture‎? What does moisture mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English moisture, from Old French moistour (“moisture, dampness, wetness”). Compare French moiteur.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪstʃə(ɹ)

Noun

moisture (usually uncountable, plural moistures)

1. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
2. The state of being moist.

   Synonyms: dampness, humidity, moistness, wetness
3. (medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.

Synonyms

• weakiness

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• misroute

Middle English

Alternative forms

• moistere, mostowre, moyster, moystur, moysture, moystyr

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French moistour; equivalent to moiste +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔi̯stiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈmɔi̯stur(ə)/, /ˈmɔi̯stər(ə)/

Noun

moisture

1. moistness, wetness
2. moisture, humidity
3. fluid, secretion
4. (figurative) Something invigorating.

Usage notes

• Used as a technical term in alchemy and medicine.

Synonyms

• moistnesse

Descendants

• English: moisture

References

• “moistūr(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.