† moistishnessn.
Obsolete. rare.
The quality of being somewhat moist or damp.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [noun]
moistnessc1390
moisturea1398
humidityc1450
waterishness1532
moist1562
dankishness1576
moistishness1576
dankness1601
dampishness1607
madidity1656
dampness1665
humidness1727
madidness1731
dampiness1830
1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions ii. iii. f. 109v This humour..is a certayne vliginous moystishnes [L. uligo]..which ought..to be sent out and purged.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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