Synonyms of the word moist


MOISTDAMP - DAMPISH - WET

moist

  • adj. Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp.
  • adj. Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears.
  • adj. Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp.
  • adj. (sciences, now historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present…
  • adj. (obsolete) Watery, liquid, fluid.
  • adj. (medicine) Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc.
  • adj. (colloquial) Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman).

damp

  • adj. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
  • adj. (figuratively) despondent; dispirited, downcast.
  • n. Moisture; humidity; dampness.
  • n. (archaic) Fog; fogginess; vapor.
  • n. (archaic) Dejection or depression.
  • n. (archaic or historical, mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
  • v. (transitive, archaic) To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet.
  • v. (transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain,…
  • v. (transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to…

dampish

  • adj. (obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.
  • adj. Moderately damp or moist.

wet

  • adj. Of an object, etc, covered with or impregnated with liquid.
  • adj. Of weather or a time period, rainy.
  • adj. Made up of liquid or moisture.
  • adj. (Britain, informal) Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
  • adj. (slang, of a woman) sexually aroused.
  • adj. (slang, of a person) Inexperienced in a task or profession; having the characteristics of a rookie.
  • adj. (of a scientist or laboratory) Working with chemical or biological matter.
  • adj. (chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
  • adj. Permitting alcoholic beverages, as during Prohibition.
  • adj. (fountain pens and calligraphy) Depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
  • adj. (slang, archaic) Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
  • adj. (of a burrito, sandwich, etc.) Covered in a sauce.
  • n. Liquid or moisture.
  • n. Rainy weather.
  • n. (Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized).
  • n. (Britain, pejorative) A moderate Conservative.
  • n. (colloquial) An alcoholic drink.
  • n. (US, colloquial) One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
  • v. (transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
  • v. (transitive) To accidentally urinate in or on.
  • v. (intransitive) To make or become wet.
  • v. (transitive, soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
  • v. Misspelling of whet.

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