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moisture

/ˈmɔɪstʃə/MOYS-chur
/ˈmɔɪstʃɚ/MOYS-chur

Meaningthe state of being moist

Common meaning: slight wetness

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchmoiste‘damp or fresh’source
  2. Middle Englishmoiste‘damp or fresh’source
  3. Englishmoist‘slightly wet’
  4. Englishformed in English from moistmoisture‘slight wetness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from moist + -ure.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MOLAR, p.375 · scan

Source words

  • moiste Old French · source word “damp or fresh”

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