moisture

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.

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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

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See moisture in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Diffuse wetness that can be felt as vapor in the atmosphere or condensed liquid on the surfaces of objects; dampness.
  2. 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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