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Moist

//mɔɪst// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.

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

  2. 2
    Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.

    "[H]aue you not a moiſt eie, a dry hand, a yelow cheeke, a white beard, a decreaſing leg, an increaſing belly? […] and will you yet call your ſelfe yong? fie, fie, fie, ſir Iohn."

  3. 3
    Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.

    "Ye Swains, invoke the Pow'rs who rule the Sky, For a moiſt Summer, and a Winter dry: For Winter drout rewards the Peaſant's Pain, And broods indulgent on the bury'd Grain."

  4. 4
    Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on. informal

    "He slid a finger in me, checking to make sure I was moist and ready for him."

  5. 5
    Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc.
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  1. 6
    Of sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid.
  2. 7
    Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterized by wetness; also, having a significant amount of this quality. historical

    "[T]he moiſt ſtarre, Vpon whoſe influence Neptunes Empier ſtands, Was ſicke almoſt to doomeſday with eclipſe, […]"

  3. 8
    Fluid, liquid, watery. obsolete

    "O pardon me, my liege, but for my teares, The moiſt impediments vnto my ſpeech, I had foreſtald this deere and deep rebuke, […]"

  4. 9
    Bringing moisture or rain. also, obsolete, poetic

    "And the moiſt daughters of huge Atlas ſtroue Into the Ocean deepe to driue their weary droue."

Adjective
  1. 1
    slightly wet wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Moistness; also, moisture. regional, uncountable

    "[T]hey launch'd the ship, the mast it bore Advanc'd, sails hoised, every seat his oar Gave with a leather thong. The deep moist then They further reach'd."

  2. 2
    A follower of the religion of Moism.
Verb
  1. 1
    To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten. US, regional, transitive

    "He calleth for a ſponge (ſaith Theodoritus) and therevvith moiſteth and vvaſsheth Simeones mouthe, and then geueth him the holy Sacrament."

  2. 2
    To inspire, to refresh (someone); also, to soften (one's heart). figuratively, obsolete, transitive
  3. 3
    To rain lightly; to drizzle. US, intransitive
  4. 4
    To have an effect of moistening or wetting. intransitive, obsolete

    "Auyſing the bright bemes of theſe fayer Iyes where he is that myn oft moiſteth & waſſheth"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

From Middle English moisten, moist, moiste (“to make moist or wet; to soak in liquid; to become moist or wet; to provide with moisture or water; to satisfy thirst with liquor or water, slake”) [and other forms], and then either: * from Anglo-Norman muster (“to make moist or wet”), Middle French moistir, and Old French moistir (“to make moist or wet; to become moist or wet”) (compare enmoistir; modern French moitir), from Old French moiste, muste (“damp, moist, wet”) (see etymology 1) + -ir (suffix forming infinitives of second conjugation verbs); or * from Middle English moist, moiste (adjective) (see etymology 1), though the adjective is first attested later.

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