Definition of Moistness

1. Noun. A slight wetness.

Exact synonyms: Damp, Dampness
Generic synonyms: Wetness
Specialized synonyms: Clamminess, Dankness, Rawness
Derivative terms: Damp, Damp, Moist

Definition of Moistness

1. n. The quality or state of being moist.

Definition of Moistness

1. Noun. The property of being moist. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) Moisture. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moistness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Moistness

moist wart
moisted
moisten
moistened
moistener
moisteners
moistening
moistens
moister
moistest
moistful
moistify
moisting
moistless
moistly
moistness
moistnesses
moists
moisture
moisture-repellent
moisture-resistant
moisture content
moisture scan
moistureless
moistureproof
moistureproofed
moistureproofing
moistureproofs
moistures
moisturise

Literary usage of Moistness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"Reduced rainfall above this level. Perpetual snow. Cloudiness. Reduction in water-vapour at great altitudes. Rapid alternation of moistness and dryness of ..."

2. The Physiologia of Jean Fernel (1567) by Jean Fernel (2003)
"This stage of life predominates in the faculty of the moistness that, being both most delightful to nature and akin to heat, introduces a due proportion, ..."

3. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"(The go of beating, pounding, the bv of moistness, the -oía of through or outness. ... moistness ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... and on* the moistness of ^A the climate. Vast areas in Russia are quite unfit for Throughout Russia the winter is of long duration. ..."

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