moisture

From Old French moistour (“moisture, dampness, wetness”). Compare French moiteur.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɪstʃɚ/

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moisture (usually uncountable, plural moistures)

1. A moderate degree of wetness.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)

2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

   All my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -William Shakespeare

3. (medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.

• weakiness

• moist
• moisten
• moisturise, moisturize
• moisturiser, moisturizer

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