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humid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈhjuːmɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ūmeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid Borrowed from Old French humide, from Latin humidus (“moist”). Via Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet”) related to English weaky.

Meanings

1. Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
   • Evening cloud, or humid bow. 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me. 1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VIII, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume II, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, pages 132–133:
   • humid earth

Forms

Deriveds

unhumid · semihumid · humidification · humidify · humidor · dehumidify · humid heat · humidness · hyperhumid · humidly · perhumid · superhumid · subhumid · humidistat · Carnian humid episode

Relateds

humidity

Synonyms

humid · wet · sodden · wetter than an otter's pocket · spongy · moist · irriguous · plashy · drunk · moisty · watery · saturated · bewatered · damp · moist · overwatered · watered · drenched · thone · waterlogged · thoan · spewy · squidgy · soppy · wiery · soggy · undried · soaked · dripping · damp · madid

Translations (112)

bg вла́жен (slightly wet) · fur umid (slightly wet) · ur نم (slightly wet) · kk сулы (slightly wet) · id lembap (slightly wet) · yi פֿײַכט (slightly wet) · mr दमट (slightly wet) · la ūvidus (slightly wet) · lt drėgnas (slightly wet) · he לַח (slightly wet) · ur گیلا (slightly wet) · fi humidi (slightly wet) · gl húmido (slightly wet) · cs vlhký (slightly wet) · mr ओले (slightly wet) · sq i lagësht (slightly wet) · ht imid (slightly wet) · lv valgs (slightly wet) · hi गीला (slightly wet) · ka ტენიანი (slightly wet) · uz zax (slightly wet) · ja 湿った (slightly wet) · bn আর্দ্র (slightly wet) · lv valgans (slightly wet) · ky жаан-чачындуу (slightly wet) · th ชื้น (slightly wet) · it umido (slightly wet) · ky нымдуу (slightly wet) · es húmedo (slightly wet) · kk ылғал (slightly wet) · uz nam (slightly wet) · fa مرطوب (slightly wet) · tk yzgarly (slightly wet) · tg мартуб (slightly wet) · el υγρός (slightly wet) · is rakur (slightly wet) · lo ຊຸ່ມ (slightly wet) · fi kostea (slightly wet) · sl vlažen (slightly wet) · ltg volgons (slightly wet) · tr nemli (slightly wet) · be вільго́тны (slightly wet) · tk dymyk (slightly wet) · cmn 濕 /湿 (slightly wet) · tr rutubetli (slightly wet) · ka ნოტიო (slightly wet) · ka ნესტიანი (slightly wet) · ja 蒸し暑い (slightly wet) · ms lembap (slightly wet) · cy llaith (slightly wet) · az nəm (slightly wet) · az rütubətli (slightly wet) · ja 湿気の多い (slightly wet) · sh вла̏жан (slightly wet) · uz hoʻl (slightly wet) · pt úmido (slightly wet) · hi आर्द्र (slightly wet) · sv fuktig (slightly wet) · hy խոնավ (slightly wet) · mk влажен (slightly wet) · tg тар (slightly wet) · hi नम (slightly wet) · th เปียก (slightly wet) · ru вла́жный (slightly wet) · hi तर (slightly wet) · ga taisíoch (slightly wet) · az nəmli (slightly wet) · lo ປຽກ (slightly wet) · km សើម (slightly wet) · io humida (slightly wet) · mr आर्द्र (slightly wet) · de feucht (slightly wet) · ur تر (slightly wet) · et niiske (slightly wet) · uk воло́гий (slightly wet) · hi आबी (slightly wet) · pms ùmid (slightly wet) · pdt feicht (slightly wet) · pt húmido (slightly wet) · eu heze (slightly wet) · fr humide (slightly wet) · fy damp (slightly wet) · da fugtig (slightly wet) · mn чийглэг (slightly wet) · tyz ấm (slightly wet) · ja 湿っぽい (slightly wet) · lv mikls (slightly wet) · sh vlȁžan (slightly wet) · hu nyirkos (slightly wet) · kk дымқыл (slightly wet) · pl wilgotny (slightly wet) · ko 습기가 많다 (slightly wet) · sk vlhký (slightly wet) · lo ຈື້ນ (slightly wet) · fy fochtich (slightly wet) · ca humit (slightly wet) · fa تر (slightly wet) · my စိုထိုင်း (slightly wet) · el νοτερός (slightly wet) · ro umed (slightly wet) · ko 축축하다 (slightly wet) · mi haitutu (slightly wet) · ar رَطْب (slightly wet) · iba embap (slightly wet) · nl vochtig (slightly wet) · fr mouillé (slightly wet) · eo humida (slightly wet) · cmn 濕潤 /湿润 (slightly wet) · vi ẩm (slightly wet) · nb fuktig (slightly wet) · ar رَطِب (slightly wet) · lv mitrs (slightly wet)