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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | moiste, from Latin mucidus 'wet and slippery', from mucus; MUCUS |
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moist
Make sure the soil is moist before planting the seeds.a rich, moist chocolate cakewarm moist airHer eyes were moist (=she was almost crying). —moistness noun [uncountable]
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damp, moist, humidUse damp especially to say that something is slightly wet in an unpleasant way • The room was cold and damp.Use moist to say that something is slightly wet in a pleasant way or in the way it should be • She took a mouthful of the delicious moist cake. • rich, moist soilUse humid to talk about the weather or the air when it is slightly wet and makes you feel uncomfortable • the hot humid atmosphere of a greenhouse ➔ See also dampWORD FOCUS: wet
WORD FOCUS: wet very wet: soaked, drenched
a little wet: damp, moist
wet and soft: soggy
when the air feels wet: humid, damp, muggy
➔ See also wet
