moist

CEFRB2

/mɔɪst/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Slightly wet, but not completely dry.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.

Examples

  • The air is soft, the soil moist.

  • This earth is moist owing to the recent rain.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.

  2. Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.

  3. Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc.

More examples

In context

  • Winds from the sea are moist.

  • Will theſe moyſt Trees, / That haue out-liu'd the Eagle, page thy heeles / And skip when thou point'ſt out?

  • And [the Angel of the Lord] made the mids of the fornace, as it had bene a moiſt whiſtling wind, ſo that the fire touched them not at all, neither hurt nor troubled them.

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Quick test

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The gardener found the soil still blank after the heavy rain, so he did not water again.

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Origin

adjective

The adjective is derived from Middle English moist, moiste [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman moist, moiste, moste, Middle French moiste, and Old French moiste, muste (“damp, moist, wet”) (modern French moite); further etymology uncertain, perhaps a blend of a Late Latin variant of Latin mūcidus (“mouldy, musty”) + a Late Latin derivative of Latin mustum (“unfermented or partially fermented grape juice or wine, must”). The noun is derived from the adjective.