moist

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

slightly wet
- "a moist breeze"
- "eyes moist with tears"

Adj

Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.
Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.
Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on.
Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc.
Of sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid.
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.
Fluid, liquid, watery.
Bringing moisture or rain.

Noun

Moistness; also, moisture.

Verb

To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten.
To inspire, to refresh (someone); also, to soften (one's heart).
To rain lightly; to drizzle.
To have an effect of moistening or wetting.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

bewatered, close, damp, dampen, dampish, dank, dewy-eyed, drenched, dripping, drunk, enmoisten, fluent, fluid, fluidal, fluidic, fluidical, heavy, humid, hydrate, irriguous, liquid, liquidlike, madid, misty, moist, moisty, muggy, oppressive, overwatered, plashy, saturated, soaked, sodden, soggy, spewy, spongy, squidgy, steamy, sticky, sultry, sweltering, teary, thoan, thone, tropic, tropical, undried, watered, waterlogged, watery, weepy, wet, wetter than an otter's pocket, wiery

Antonyms

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, exiccate, exsiccate, parch, unmoist, wet

Scrabble Score: 7

moist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
moist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
moist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

moist is a valid Words With Friends word