"moistnesse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔi̯st(ə)nɛs/
Etymology: From moiste + -nesse. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|moiste|-nesse}} moiste + -nesse Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} moistnesse, {{enm-noun|moistnesses}} moistnesse (plural moistnesses) Forms: moistnesses [plural], moistenez [alternative], moistnes [alternative], moistnez [alternative], moostnes [alternative], mostnesse [alternative], mostnus [alternative], moustenesse [alternative], moystenes [alternative], moystenesse [alternative], moystnes [alternative], moystness [alternative], moystnesse [alternative]
  1. moistness, wetness
    Sense id: en-moistnesse-enm-noun-6TzCBuFm Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 25 25 25 25
  2. moisture, humidity
    Sense id: en-moistnesse-enm-noun-1He2Li49 Categories (other): Alchemy, Medicine Disambiguation of Alchemy: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 100 0 0
  3. fluid, secretion
    Sense id: en-moistnesse-enm-noun-jPMdAAAK Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 25 25 25 25
  4. (figurative) Something invigorating. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-moistnesse-enm-noun-aqX9QbY9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Alchemy, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 20 13 53 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 15 15 15 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 15 15 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 73 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Liquids: 7 7 7 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moisture

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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