moistness en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English moistnesse, moistnes, equivalent to moist + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being moist.
Alway remember, that in wynter fleume increaſeth by reaſon of rayne and moyſtneſſe of that ſeaſon, alſo the length of nyghtes and moche reſte. And therfore in that tyme cholerike perſons, are beſt at eaſe, ſemblably are yonge men, but to olde men wynter is ennemye.
153[9], Thomas Elyot, “Of Tyme”, in The Castel of Helth […], London: […] Thomæ Bertheleti […], →OCLC, book II, folio 39, recto:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
The moistnesse which the roote of a tree suckes becomes a trunke, a leafe, and fruite: And the aire being but one, applied unto a trumpet, becommoth diverse in a thousand sorts of sounds.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter XII, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moistnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
moisture (both senses)
Translations (11)
sl vlážnost (moistness — see also moisture) · fi kosteus (moistness — see also moisture) · gl lentura (moistness — see also moisture) · fi nihkeys (moistness — see also moisture) · enm moisture (moistness — see also moisture) · enm moistnesse (moistness — see also moisture) · es humedad (moistness — see also moisture) · gl humidade (moistness — see also moisture) · fr humidité (moistness — see also moisture) · hi आर्द्रता (moistness — see also moisture) · gl humedén (moistness — see also moisture)