moisture
/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "drops / beads of moisture"
- "I cannot weep; for all my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heart:"
- "And some [seed] fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture."
- "[…] Nicholas Nickleby’s eyes were dimmed with a moisture that might have been taken for tears."
- "[…] as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal, till I could see in the moonlight the moisture shining on the scarlet lips and on the red tongue as it lapped the white sharp teeth."
- "The sage—low-growing and shrubby—could hold its place on the mountain slopes and on the plains, and within its small gray leaves it could hold moisture enough to defy the thieving winds."
Etymology
From Middle English moisture, from Old French moistour (“moisture, dampness, wetness”). Compare French moiteur.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: moisture, moistour
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.