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Moisture is defined as a small amount of wetness.

(noun)

When hot water runs through pipes and condensation causes the pipes to drip a little tiny bit of water on your basement floor, this resulting water is an example of moisture.

See moisture in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

water or other liquid causing a slight wetness or dampness

Origin: OFr moisteur < moiste: see moist

Related Forms:

moistureless adjective

See moisture in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Diffuse wetness that can be felt as vapor in the atmosphere or condensed liquid on the surfaces of objects; dampness.
The state or quality of being damp.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from moiste, moist; see moist

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