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moist
English
Etymology
From Middle English moiste (“moist, wet", also "fresh”), from Anglo-Norman moiste and Middle French moiste (“damp, mouldy, wet”), of obscure origin and formation. Perhaps from a late variant of Latin m?cidus (“slimy, musty”) combined with a reflex of Latin mustum (“must”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Adjective
moist (comparative moister or more moist, superlative moistest or most moist)
- Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp. [from 14th c.]
- 1937, "Modernist Miracle", Time, 1 Nov 1937:
- Joseph Smith, a diffident, conscientious young man with moist hands and an awkward, absent-minded manner, was head gardener at Wotton Vanborough.
- 2011, Dominic Streatfeild, The Guardian, 7 Jan 2011:
- "The other car didn't explode," continues Shujaa. "The explosives were a bit moist. They had been stored in a place that was too humid."
- 1937, "Modernist Miracle", Time, 1 Nov 1937:
- Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears. [from 14th c.]
- 1974, "Mitchell and Stans: Not Guilty", Time, 6 Dec 1974:
- Eyes moist, he hugged one of his attorneys and later said: "I feel like I've been reborn."
- 1974, "Mitchell and Stans: Not Guilty", Time, 6 Dec 1974:
- Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp. [from 14th c.]
- 2008, Graham Harvey, The Guardian, 8 Sep 2008:
- With its mild, moist climate, Britain is uniquely placed to grow good grass.
- 2008, Graham Harvey, The Guardian, 8 Sep 2008:
- (sciences, historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness. [from 14th c.]
- :
- Pituita, or phlegm, is a cold and moist humour, begotten of the colder parts of the chylus […]
- :
- (obsolete) Watery, liquid, fluid. [14th-17th c.]
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Hydriotaphia:
- Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it most equall to submit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moist relentment.
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Hydriotaphia:
- (medicine) Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc. [from 14th c.]
- (colloquial) Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman). [from 20th c.]
- 2008, Marcia King-Gamble, Meet Phoenix, p. 168:
- He slid a finger in me, checking to make sure I was moist and ready for him.
- 2008, Marcia King-Gamble, Meet Phoenix, p. 168:
Usage notes
Moist is mostly used for agreeable conditions while damp is mainly used for disagreeable conditions:
- moist cake
- damp clothes
Synonyms
- (slightly wet): damp, thone/thoan (dialect); see also Thesaurus:wet
- (tearful): dewy-eyed, misty, weepy, wet
- (rainy, damp): dank or see Thesaurus:muggy
- (watery, liquid, fluid): liquidlike; see also Thesaurus:fluidic
Related terms
- moisten
- moist media
- moisture
Translations
Verb
moist (third-person singular simple present moists, present participle moisting, simple past and past participle moisted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To moisten.
References
Anagrams
- omits
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) m?istõ
Etymology
Related to Estonian mõistma (“understand”) and Finnish muistaa (“remember”).
Verb
moist
- understand
Middle English
Adjective
moist
- Alternative form of moiste
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cold
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??ld/, /k??ld/
- (General American) enPR: k?ld, IPA(key): /ko?ld/
- Homophone: coaled
- Rhymes: -??ld
Etymology 1
From Middle English cold, from Old English, specifically Anglian cald. The West Saxon form, ?eald (“cold”), survived as early Middle English cheald, cheld, or chald. Both descended from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, a participle form of *kalan? (“to be cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).
Adjective
cold (comparative colder, superlative coldest)
- (of a thing) Having a low temperature.
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
- Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.
- 2011 April 23, Doctor Who, series 6, episode 1, The Impossible Astronaut:
- RIVER SONG (upon seeing the still-living DOCTOR, moments after he made her and two other friends watch what they thought was his death): This is cold. Even by your standards, this is cold.
- 2011 April 23, Doctor Who, series 6, episode 1, The Impossible Astronaut:
- Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.
- Completely unprepared; without introduction.
- Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.
- (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.
- (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.
- (obsolete) Not pungent or acrid.
- cold plants
- (obsolete) Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter
- What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the better part of life in!
- The jest grows cold […] when it comes on in a second scene.
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter
- Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
- (obsolete) Not sensitive; not acute.
- Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.
- (painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.
- (databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.
- (informal) Without compassion; heartless; ruthless
- I can't believe she said that...that was cold!
- (informal) Not radioactive. [from the 20thc.]
- 1953, Philip K. Dick, "That's right," Jackson said. "The Old Man will be pleased to welcome you." There was eagerness in his reedy voice. "What do you say? We'll take care of you. Feed you, bring you cold plants and animals. For a week maybe?"”, in Planet for Transients, a short story published in Fantastic Universe magazine: Oct-Nov 1953. Page 64
Synonyms
- (of a thing, having a low temperature): chilled, chilly, freezing, frigid, glacial, icy, cool
- (of the weather): (UK, slang) brass monkeys, nippy, parky, taters
- (of a person or animal):
- (unfriendly): aloof, distant, hostile, standoffish, unfriendly, unwelcoming
- (unprepared): unprepared, unready
- See also Thesaurus:cold
Antonyms
- (having a low temperature): baking, boiling, heated, hot, scorching, searing, torrid, warm
- (of the weather): hot (See the corresponding synonyms of hot.)
- (of a person or animal): hot (See the corresponding synonyms of hot.)
- (unfriendly): amiable, friendly, welcoming
- (unprepared): prepared, primed, ready
- (not radioactive): hot, radioactive
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English cold, colde, from Old English cald, ?eald (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Germanic *kald? (“coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).
Noun
cold (plural colds)
- A condition of low temperature.
- (with 'the', figuratively) A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
- The former politician was left out in the cold after his friends deserted him.
- (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
- (slang) rheum, sleepy dust
- 1994, Notorious B.I.G., Warning
- Who the fuck is this, pagin' me at 5:46 in the morning? / crack of dawn and now I'm yawnin' / wipe the cold out my eye, see who's this pagin' me and why
- 1996, Ghostface Killah, All That I Got Is You
- But I remember this, moms would lick her finger tips / to wipe the cold out my eye before school with her spit
- 1994, Notorious B.I.G., Warning
Synonyms
- (low temperature): coldness
- (illness): common cold, coryza, head cold, pose
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
- freeze, frost
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English colde, from Old English calde, ?ealde (“coldly”), from the adjective (see above).
Adverb
cold (comparative more cold, superlative most cold)
- While at low temperature.
- The steel was processed cold.
- Without preparation.
- The speaker went in cold and floundered for a topic.
- With finality.
- I knocked him out cold.
- (slang, informal, dated) In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.
- 1986, Run-DMC, Peter Piper.
- Now Little Bo Peep cold lost her sheep / And Rip van Winkle fell the hell asleep
- 1986, Run-DMC, Peter Piper.
References
See also
- cool
- fresh
- lukewarm
- tepid
Anagrams
- clod, loc'd
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cald, cheld, cheald, chald
Etymology
From Old English cald, an Anglian form of ?eald.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??ld/
- (from the form ?eald) IPA(key): /t???ld/
Adjective
cold (plural and weak singular colde, comparative colder, superlative *coldest)
- (temperature) cold, cool
- (weather) cold, cool
- (locations) having a tendency to be cold
- cold-feeling, cold when touched, cooled, chilly
- lifeless, having the pallor of death
- cold-hearted, indifferent, insensitive
- distressed, sorrowful, worried
- (alchemy, medicine) Considered to be alchemically cold
Descendants
- English: cold
- Scots: cald, cauld
- Yola: cole, khoal
References
- “c?ld, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
Noun
cold
- cold, coldness
- The feeling of coldness or chill
- Lack of feelings or emotion
- (alchemy, medicine) Alchemical coldness
Descendants
- English: cold
- Scots: cald, cauld
References
- “c?ld, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
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