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humid

[ hyoo-midor, often, yoo- ]

adjective

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

    humid air;

    a humid climate.

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humid

/ 藞丑箩耻藧尘瑟诲 /

adjective

  1. moist; damp

    a humid day

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞丑耻尘颈诲苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞丑耻尘颈诲濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 丑耻顎僲颈诲路濒测 adverb
  • 丑耻顎僲颈诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 蝉耻产路丑耻顎僲颈诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路丑耻顎僲颈诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of humid1

First recorded in 1375鈥1425; late Middle English, from Latin (丑)奴尘颈诲耻蝉, equivalent to (丑)奴尘(脓谤别) 鈥渢o be moist鈥 + -idus -id 4
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of humid1

C16: from Latin 奴尘颈诲耻蝉, from 奴尘脓谤别 to be wet; see humectant, humour
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It was overcast and humid when the green flag dropped on the Long Beach Grand Prix on Sunday, not exactly ideal conditions for an afternoon drive along the beach.

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On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China's national football team hit its lowest ebb.

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Many of last year鈥檚 dengue cases were associated with travel to hot, humid places where the virus is commonly spread, such as the Caribbean.

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High-altitude photography came with risks - many of Sella's most ambitious shots were ruined when humid conditions caused tissue dividers to stick to the negatives.

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The cool, humid, misty, foggy early morning marine layer in Santa Monica.

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What does听丑耻尘颈诲听mean?

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.

Where does听丑耻尘颈诲听come from?

The first records of the word humid come from around 1400. It comes from the Latin (丑)奴尘颈诲耻蝉, from the verb (丑)奴尘(脓谤别), meaning 鈥渢o be moist.鈥

Humidity does, indeed, boil down to moistness鈥攊t鈥檚 the moistness of the air around you. There are other words to describe this, like muggy, but humid is the most formal (and common) one. Humid is almost always used to refer to moist air that is also hot鈥攊t typically wouldn鈥檛 be used to describe air that鈥檚 moist and cold (such air is commonly described as damp).

The air in your bathroom could be described as humid after you take a steamy shower, but humid is typically used to describe weather or the general climate of a place.

Meteorologists (weather scientists) measure humidity in a few different ways. You鈥檝e probably heard them use the term relative humidity, which is the ratio of the actual amount of water vapor in the air (at a given temperature) to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature. Relative humidity is expressed as a percentage鈥攖he higher the number, the higher the humidity. Tropical rainforests, for example, have a relative humidity of around 80 percent or higher most of the time. Absolute humidity, on the other hand, is the amount of water vapor that is present in a particular volume of air.

People tend to complain about weather that鈥檚 hot and humid. There鈥檚 a reason it鈥檚 uncomfortable. We use sweat to cool off, and humid air prevents evaporation, so when it鈥檚 humid out, we can鈥檛 cool off as well. This is what people mean when they say, 鈥淚t鈥檚 not the heat鈥攊t鈥檚 the humidity.鈥

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What are some other forms related to humid?

  • humidity (noun)
  • humidly (adverb)
  • humidness (noun)
  • subhumid (adjective)
  • unhumid (adjective)
  • nonhumid (adjective)

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How is听humid used in real life?

Humid is used by both meteorologists and laypeople. Most people find humid weather uncomfortable, and people often complain about it.

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Is humid used correctly in the following sentence?

The dry, humid air made my skin feel parched.

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