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Meanings of moistness in English

Portuguese
umidade
Catalan
mullena
Spanish
humedad

A slight wetness.

umidade
Usage of moistness in English
1
In the President's opinion, the key to a good cake was moistness.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
2
In fact, she could feel moistness seeping from inside her onto his belly.
The viking takes a knight
3
I obeyed, and was aware of a sensation of cool moistness.
Moon-Face, and Other Stories
4
It gradually disappears into the dough, infusing the interior with flavor and moistness.
Kneadlessly simple: fabulous, fuss-free, no-knead breads
5
According to him its outstanding characteristics were heat, moistness and stickiness.
From Place to Place
6
Her eyes had a suspicious moistness, as she shook her head.
The Stolen Singer
7
The icing drizzled over the light, lemony sponge gives it a wonderful moistness.
The Irish Times
8
A moistness comes into his red-rimmed eyes as he stumbles on.
The Guardian
9
He blinked back the moistness and hit the answer button.
Caught
10
The subsequent roar of appreciation and thunderous applause brought a moistness to his eyes.
Star trek movie tie-in
11
The flavour and moistness of the bacon and egg combination was mouth-watering, he said.
Radio NZ
12
The plurality of that time has been spent debating the moistness of various snack products.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
13
There is not the enduring moistness in my mouth that was when I was young.
Island Tales / On the Makaloa Mat
14
His lips trembled and his eyes glistened with unwonted moistness as he turned hastily away.
The Cruise of the Dazzler
15
I smiled back, feeling the moistness of his palm.
Petals from the sky
16
More than all these-thewind dried up this transpiration, and prevented all moistness of the skin.
The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy
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Translations for moistness
Portuguese
umidade
Catalan
mullena
Spanish
humedad
Moistness through the time