noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃə/
General-American:/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃɚ/
General-American:/ˈmɔɪʃ.t͡ʃɚ/
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rhymes with -ɔɪstʃə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:M OY1 S CH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
drops / beads of moisture
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being moist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dampness, humidity, moistness, wetness
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
wetness caused by water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
drops of wet gleamed on the window
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wetness
History
Etymology
From Middle English moisture, from Old French moistour (“moisture, dampness, wetness”). Compare French moiteur.
Across languages
Translations
126 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
vocht
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Esperanto:
malsekeco
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Finnish:
kosteus
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Ancient Greek:
ἰκμάς
(ikmás)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Hebrew:
לַחוּת
(lakhút)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Hindi:
आर्द्रता
(ārdratā)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Hindi:
नमी
(namī)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Northern Kurdish:
şê
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Latvian:
mitrums
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Latvian:
miklums
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Latvian:
slapjums
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Lithuanian:
drėgmė
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Malay:
lembapan
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Marathi:
आर्द्रता
(ārdratā)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Marathi:
दमटपणा
(damṭapṇā)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Marathi:
ओलावा
(olāvā)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Middle English:
moisture
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Middle English:
moistnes
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Old Church Slavonic:
влага
(vlaga)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Polish:
wilgoć
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Russian:
вла́га
(vlága)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Ukrainian:
воло́га
(volóha)
— that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity
Afrikaans:
vog
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Albanian:
lagështirë
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Arabic:
رُطُوبَة
(ruṭūba)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Armenian:
խոնավություն
(xonavutʻyun)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Armenian:
թացություն
(tʻacʻutʻyun)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Azerbaijani:
nəmlik
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Azerbaijani:
rütubət
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Azerbaijani:
nəm
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Belarusian:
ві́льгаць
(vílʹhacʹ)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Belarusian:
вільго́тнасць
(vilʹhótnascʹ)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Breton:
glebiadur
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Bulgarian:
вла́га
(vlága)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Bulgarian:
вла́жност
(vlážnost)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Catalan:
humitat
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Chinese Mandarin:
濕氣 /湿气
(shīqì)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Czech:
vlhkost
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Czech:
vláha
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Danish:
fugtighed
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Dutch:
vochtigheid
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Dutch:
vocht
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Finnish:
kosteus
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
French:
humidité
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Galician:
humidade
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Galician:
lentura
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Galician:
humedén
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
German:
Feuchtigkeit
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
German:
Nässe
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Greek:
υγρασία
(ygrasía)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Greenlandic:
aalaq
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Hebrew:
לַחוּת
(lakhút)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Hindi:
आर्द्रता
(ārdratā)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Hindi:
नमी
(namī)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Hungarian:
nedvesség
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Hungarian:
nyirkosság
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Irish:
taisleach
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Italian:
umidità
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Japanese:
湿気
(shikki)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Kazakh:
дым
(dym)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Khmer:
សន្សើម
(sɑɑsɑnsaəm)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Khmer:
សំណើម
(sɑmnaəm)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Korean:
습기
(seupgi)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Kyrgyz:
ым
(ım)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Kyrgyz:
ным
(nım)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Lao:
ຄວາມຊຸ່ມ
(khuām sum)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Latin:
mador
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Latin:
sucus
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Latvian:
mistrums
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Latvian:
miklums
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Latvian:
valgums
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Latvian:
valganums
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Lithuanian:
drėgnis
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Lithuanian:
drėgnumas
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Lithuanian:
drėgmė
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Macedonian:
влага
(vlaga)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Malay:
kelembapan
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Malayalam:
ഈർപ്പം
(īṟppaṁ)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Manchu:
ᠰᡳᠮᡝᠨ
(simen)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Middle English:
moisture
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Middle English:
moistnes
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Norwegian Bokmål:
fuktighet
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Church Slavic:
влага
(vlaga)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Church Slavic:
ⰲⰾⰰⰳⰰ
(vlaga)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Old East Slavic:
волога
(vologa)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Persian:
نم
(nam)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Persian:
رطوبت
(rotubat)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Middle Persian:
𐭭𐭬
(nam)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Polish:
wilgoć
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Polish:
wilgotność
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Portuguese:
umidade
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Portuguese:
humidade
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Romanian:
umezeală
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Russian:
вла́га
(vlága)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Russian:
вла́жность
(vlážnostʹ)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Serbo-Croatian:
вла̏га
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Serbo-Croatian:
вла̏жно̄ст
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Serbo-Croatian:
vlȁga
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Serbo-Croatian:
vlȁžnōst
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Slovak:
vlaha
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Slovak:
vlhkosť
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Slovene:
vlága
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Slovene:
vlažnost
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Lower Sorbian:
włoga
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Upper Sorbian:
włoha
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Spanish:
humedad
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Swedish:
fuktighet
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Swedish:
fukt
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Tagalog:
halumigmig
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Tagalog:
hamil
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Tagalog:
sayimsim
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Tajik:
нам
(nam)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Tajik:
рутубат
(rutubat)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Tatar:
дым
(dım)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Thai:
ความชื้น
(kwaam-chʉ́ʉn)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Turkish:
nem
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Turkish:
rutubet
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Turkmen:
çyg
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Ukrainian:
воло́га
(volóha)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Ukrainian:
вільго́та
(vilʹhóta)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Ukrainian:
воло́гість
(volóhistʹ)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Ukrainian:
во́гкість
(vóhkistʹ)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Urdu:
نمی
(namī)
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Uzbek:
namlik
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Vietnamese:
độ ẩm
— the state of being moist — see also moistness
Vietnamese:
khí ẩm
— the state of being moist — see also moistness