moist

moist

adjective \ˈmȯist\

Definition of MOIST

1

: slightly or moderately wet : damp

2

: tearful

3

: characterized by high humidity

— moist·ly adverb

— moist·ness \ˈmȯis(t)-nəs\ noun

Examples of MOIST

1. I love cookies when they are moist and chewy.
2. The pork chops were tender and moist.
3. a moist and spongy chocolate cake
4. The plant grows best in direct sunlight and with rich, moist soil.
5. She dabbed her moist eyes with a handkerchief.
6. Fog is formed when warm moist air moves over a cold surface.
7. The eggs will hatch sooner in warm, moist conditions.

Origin of MOIST

Middle English moiste, from Anglo-French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *muscidus, alteration of Latin mucidus slimy, from mucus nasal mucus

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MOIST

Synonyms

damp, dampish, dank, wettish

Related Words

semimoist; dewy, misty; clammy; humid, muggy, sticky; sultry, summery, sweltering, torrid, tropical; awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, steeped, washed, watered, waterlogged, water-soaked

Near Antonyms

arid, dry, waterless; baked, bone-dry, burned (or burnt), dehydrated, desert, droughty, dusty, parched, scorched, seared, sere (also sear), sunbaked; hyperarid, ultradry; waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight

See Synonym Discussion at wet

Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with MOIST

foist, hoist, joist, voiced

moist

adjective \ˈmȯist\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MOIST

1

: slightly or moderately wet

2

a : marked by a discharge or exudation of liquid <moist eczema> b : suggestive of the presence of liquid—used of sounds heard in auscultation <moist rales>