humid
Americanadjective
adjective
Usage
What does humid 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.
Related Words
See damp.
Other Word Forms
- humidly adverb
- humidness noun
- subhumid adjective
- unhumid adjective
Etymology
Origin of humid
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin (h)ūmidus, equivalent to (h)ūm(ēre) “to be moist” + -idus -id 4
Example Sentences
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Chongqing - a humid southwestern metropolis which once made global headlines for a corruption scandal and murder - turned popular and cool.
From BBC
Danny breathed in the humid air, and he and Glory both stuck their tongues out to try to see what clouds tasted like.
From Literature
"They're quite territorial so we keep them in their own terrariums and we keep the room very humid to mimic their natural environment," Prof Woods explained.
From BBC
They pulled the rigs through the gate, parked, and stepped out into the humid air.
From Literature
But on hot, humid days, she struggled to keep up with target paces set by the app, which doesn’t take weather into account.
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