Moist vs. Moisture — What's the Difference?

Slightly wet; damp

Moisture is the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts. Small amounts of water may be found, for example, in the air (humidity), in foods, and in some commercial products.

Humid

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

Characterized by considerable rainfall; rainy

That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

Juicy or succulent; not dried out

The state of being moist.

Tearful

(medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.

Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.

A moderate degree of wetness.

Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.

That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.

Wetness caused by water;

(informal) Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on.

(medicine)

Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc.

Of sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid.

Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterized by wetness; also, having a significant amount of this quality.

(obsolete)

Fluid, liquid, watery.

Bringing moisture or rain. a. 14th – 18th c.}}

Moistness; also, moisture.

(transitive)

To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten.

To inspire, to refresh (someone); also, to soften (one's heart).

(intransitive)

(US) To rain lightly; to drizzle.

(obsolete) To have an effect of moistening or wetting.

Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air.

Fresh, or new.

To moisten.

Slightly wet;