What is the difference between moist and moisture?
moist | moisture |
Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp.
* 1937 , "Modernist Miracle", Time , 1 Nov 1937:
* 2011 , Dominic Streatfeild, The Guardian , 7 Jan 2011:
Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears.
* 1974 , "Mitchell and Stans: Not Guilty", Time , 6 Dec 1974:
Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp.
* 2008 , Graham Harvey, The Guardian , 8 Sep 2008:
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(obsolete) Watery, liquid, fluid.
* 1658 , Sir Thomas Browne, Hydriotaphia :
(medicine) Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc.
(colloquial) Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman).
* 2008 , Marcia King-Gamble, Meet Phoenix , p. 168:
A moderate degree of wetness.
:(Francis Bacon)
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
(medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
Moisture is a related term of moist.
In medicine terms the difference between moist and moisture
is that moist is characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc while moisture is skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.As an adjective moist
is slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp.As a noun moisture is
a moderate degree of wetness.moist
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Joseph Smith, a diffident, conscientious young man with moist hands and an awkward, absent-minded manner, was head gardener at Wotton Vanborough.
- "The other car didn't explode," continues Shujaa. "The explosives were a bit moist . They had been stored in a place that was too humid."
- Eyes moist , he hugged one of his attorneys and later said: "I feel like I've been reborn."
- With its mild, moist climate, Britain is uniquely placed to grow good grass.
- Pituita'', or phlegm, is a cold and moist humour, begotten of the colder parts of the ''chylus […].
- Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it most equall to submit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moist relentment.
- He slid a finger in me, checking to make sure I was moist and ready for him.
Synonyms
* dank * damp *Anagrams
*moisture
English
Noun
(wikipedia moisture) (en-noun)- All my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -