ˈmȯis(h)chə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, modification (influenced by -ure ) of Middle French moistour, from moiste moist — more at moist
1.
a. : liquid (as water) diffused or condensed in relatively small quantity and dispersed through a gas as invisible vapor or as fog or in or on a solid body in insensible form or as sensible dampness or condensed on a cool surface as visible dew ; specifically : atmospheric water vapor
the dew point is a reliable indication of the amount of moisture in the air
b. obsolete : the watery component of an object or an individual
all my body's moisture scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heart — Shakespeare
c. : tearfulness
a moisture of the eye — H.S.Scott
2. : a liquid substance (as water)
rubbing the moisture out of the coat of a … fox terrier — Arnold Bennett
specifically : precipitation
69 percent of the annual moisture occurred during the growing season — R.H.Brown