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humid

[hyoo-mid, yoo-]

adjective

  1. containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist.

    humid air;

    a humid climate.

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humid

/ ˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. moist; damp

    a humid day

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • humidly adverb
  • humidness noun
  • subhumid adjective
  • unhumid adjective
  • ˈܳԱ noun
  • ˈܳ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of humid1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin ()ūܲ, equivalent to ()ū(ŧ) “to be moist” + -idus -id 4
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of humid1

C16: from Latin ūܲ, from ūŧ to be wet; see humectant, humour
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Synonym Study

See damp.
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Example Sentences

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With cloud cover in the afternoon and thunderstorms moving on southerly wind, it will be hot and humid with the cloudiness limiting the daytime heating.

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The UK is currently caught in a weather battle zone between high pressure to the east and low pressure to the west, with southerly winds send increasingly humid air across the country.

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"It's down to us now to analyse it, look back and try and learn from it because condition-wise it's going to be very similar to next summer - dry pitch, warm weather, humid."

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First one side’s plant, then the other’s, would be picked — and on the child would go, plant by plant in the humid, late-summer heat down lengthy rows covering acres of farmland.

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He is based in Townsville, the regional centre of an area known for a rain-drenched, hot, humid wet season from January to March.

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When To Use

What doeshumidmean?

Humid is used to describe air that is full of water vapor.Humid is most commonly applied to weather or the general climate of a place, especially when the temperature is hot.The noun form of humid is humidity.Example: Summertime in Florida is almost unbearably humid.

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