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humid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French humide, from Latin humidus, umidus (“moist”). Via Proto-Indo-European *weg?- (“wet”) related to English weaky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?hju?m?d/

Adjective

humid (comparative humider, superlative humidest)

  1. Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
    Synonyms: damp, moist; see also Thesaurus:wet
    • 1667 - John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667)
      Evening cloud, or humid bow.

Derived terms

  • humidor

Related terms

  • humidity

Translations

Further reading

  • humid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • humid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • humid at OneLook Dictionary Search

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humidity

English

Etymology

From Middle English humidite, from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin humiditas, from Latin umidus (“damp, moist, wet”).

Morphologically humid +? -ity

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hju??m?d?ti/

Noun

humidity (usually uncountable, plural humidities)

  1. Dampness, especially that of the air.
  2. The amount of water vapour in the air.

Derived terms

  • absolute humidity
  • relative humidity
  • specific humidity

Related terms

  • humid
  • humidifier
  • humidify

Translations

See also

  • dew point
  • hygrometer

See also

  • humidity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

humidity From the web:

  • what humidity for cigars
  • what humidity is best
  • what humidity does mold grow
  • what humidity should my house be
  • what humidity is considered dry
  • what humidity should house be in winter
  • what humidity should my basement be
  • what humidity is best in winter
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