moiste

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French moiste, of unknown origin.

Alternative forms

• moist, moyste, moyst, moste, moost

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔi̯st(ə)/

Adjective

moiste (plural and weak singular moiste, comparative moister, superlative moistest)

1. damp, wet, soaked, moist, dampened
2. well-irrigated, well-watered
3. made up of water or other fluids
4. (of liquids) watery, diluted
5. (of ale) fresh
6. (rare) immature, fresh
7. undisciplined, weak
8. (figuratively) carnal, lascivious
9. (alchemy, medicine, physics) dominated by water as an element

Usage notes

This term is used as a technical term in alchemy and medicine.

Related terms

• moisten
• moistinge
• moistnesse
• moisture

Descendants

• English: moist

References

• “moist(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 March 2018.

Noun

moiste (uncountable)

1. moistness, dampness

References

• “moist(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

moiste

1. alternative form of moisten

Old French

Etymology

From a cross between Vulgar Latin *mucidus (from Latin mūcidus) and forms of *mustum; cf. *mustidus.

Adjective

moiste m (oblique and nominative feminine singular moiste)

1. damp; wet; clammy; moist

Descendants

• → Middle English: moiste
  • English: moist
• French: moite

References

• Etymology and history of “moite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012