dew
nounmasculineliterário/ʁɨˈlẽtu/low
re·len·to
Definition
Moisture that deposits during the night, especially dew or light frost.
At dawn, the dew covered the fields with a silver mantle.
The leaves were wet with the morning dew.
Common collocations
morning dewnight dew
Etymology
Do latim 'relentus', particípio passado de 'relinquere' (deixar, abandonar), com evolução semântica para 'humidade que fica'.