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humidity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi] (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /hjʉːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ (Australia)
• /hjuˈmɪd.ə.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
• [hjʉːˈmɪɾ.ə.ti] (Australia)
• [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ti] (Canada, General-American)
• /hjuːˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/ (UK)
• [hjʉːˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi] (Australia)
• /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English humidite, borrowed from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin hūmiditās, from Latin ūmidus (“damp, moist, wet”). By surface analysis, humid + -ity.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Dampness, especially that of the air.
   • The high humidity made the air feel sticky and hot.
2. (uncountable, usually) The amount of water vapour in the air.
   • Plants in the greenhouse thrive in constant humidity.

Forms

Deriveds

absolute humidity · specific humidity · antihumidity · humiture · paleohumidity · relative humidity · temperature-humidity index · humidex

Relateds

humidifier · humidify · humid · dew point · hygrometer

Translations (150)

ga bogthaise (dampness, especially that of the air) · nl luchtvochtigheid (dampness, especially that of the air) · sv luftfuktighet (amount of water vapour in the air) · ko 습도 (dampness, especially that of the air) · sh vlȁžnōst (dampness, especially that of the air) · lo ຄວາມຊຶ້ນ (dampness, especially that of the air) · pl wilgotność (dampness, especially that of the air) · bn আর্দ্রতা (dampness, especially that of the air) · el υγρασία (dampness, especially that of the air) · es humedad (dampness, especially that of the air) · tl hamil (dampness, especially that of the air) · cs vlhkost (dampness, especially that of the air) · tk çyglylyk (dampness, especially that of the air) · gl humidade (amount of water vapour in the air) · vi tình trạng ẩm ướt (dampness, especially that of the air) · ug نەملىك (dampness, especially that of the air) · tg рутубат (dampness, especially that of the air) · br glebiadur (dampness, especially that of the air) · pt humidade (dampness, especially that of the air) · tl halumigmig (dampness, especially that of the air) · ms kelembapan (dampness, especially that of the air) · mk влажност (dampness, especially that of the air) · ast humedanza (dampness, especially that of the air) · mi pīpīwai (amount of water vapour in the air) · nn fukt (dampness, especially that of the air) · ja 湿度 (amount of water vapour in the air) · ca humitat (dampness, especially that of the air) · scn muḍḍura (dampness, especially that of the air) · eu hezetasun (dampness, especially that of the air) · hy խոնավություն (dampness, especially that of the air) · lv mitrums (amount of water vapour in the air) · az rütubət (dampness, especially that of the air) · mr आर्द्रता (amount of water vapour in the air) · shy illumeḍ (dampness, especially that of the air) · tk yzgar (dampness, especially that of the air) · fi kosteus (dampness, especially that of the air) · be вільго́тнасць (dampness, especially that of the air) · my စိုထိုင်းဆ (dampness, especially that of the air) · mr दमटपणा (dampness, especially that of the air) · ky нымдуулук (dampness, especially that of the air) · fr humidité (amount of water vapour in the air) · ur نَمی (dampness, especially that of the air) · es relente (dampness, especially that of the air) · cs vlhkost (amount of water vapour in the air) · mn чийгшил (dampness, especially that of the air) · id kelembapan udara (amount of water vapour in the air) · az nəm (dampness, especially that of the air) · tg тарӣ (dampness, especially that of the air) · mr दमटपणा (amount of water vapour in the air) · sw unyevuanga (dampness, especially that of the air) · ro umezeală (dampness, especially that of the air) · yue 濕度 /湿度 (dampness, especially that of the air) · bho नमी (dampness, especially that of the air) · es humedad (amount of water vapour in the air) · bg вла́га (amount of water vapour in the air) · ba дымлылыҡ (amount of water vapour in the air) · tl hamil (amount of water vapour in the air) · fa-ira رُطوبَت (dampness, especially that of the air) · ko 습도 (amount of water vapour in the air) · tl sayimsim (amount of water vapour in the air) · mk влажност (amount of water vapour in the air) · th ความชื้น (dampness, especially that of the air) · mi pīpīwai (dampness, especially that of the air) · nb luftfuktighet (dampness, especially that of the air) · km សន្សើម (dampness, especially that of the air) · ru вла́жность (amount of water vapour in the air) · km សំណើម (dampness, especially that of the air) · sh вла̏жно̄ст (dampness, especially that of the air) · hu nyirkosság (dampness, especially that of the air) · sv luftfuktighet (dampness, especially that of the air) · tt дымлылык (dampness, especially that of the air) · sw unyevuanga (amount of water vapour in the air) · ka ჰაერის ტენიანობა (amount of water vapour in the air) · fr humidité (dampness, especially that of the air) · ka ტენიანობა (dampness, especially that of the air) · lv mitrums (dampness, especially that of the air) · sl vlažnost (dampness, especially that of the air) · vi ẩm độ (dampness, especially that of the air) · cmn 濕度 /湿度 (dampness, especially that of the air) · ka ტენიანობა (amount of water vapour in the air) · hi नमी (amount of water vapour in the air) · ka ჰაერის ტენიანობა (dampness, especially that of the air) · mr ओलावा (dampness, especially that of the air) · hi गीलापन (dampness, especially that of the air) · pl wilgotność (amount of water vapour in the air) · id kelembapan (dampness, especially that of the air) · tl sayimsim (dampness, especially that of the air) · he לַחוּת (dampness, especially that of the air) · nv níłchʼi ditłééʼ (dampness, especially that of the air) · sd اٻس (dampness, especially that of the air) · it umidità (dampness, especially that of the air) · pt umidade (amount of water vapour in the air) · hi उमस (dampness, especially that of the air) · bg вла́жност (dampness, especially that of the air) · ba дымлылыҡ (dampness, especially that of the air) · hi नमी (dampness, especially that of the air) · hi नम (dampness, especially that of the air) · uk воло́гість (dampness, especially that of the air) · da luftfugtighed (dampness, especially that of the air) · ro umiditate (amount of water vapour in the air) · ur رُطُوبَت (dampness, especially that of the air) · uz namlik (dampness, especially that of the air) · tl halumigmig (amount of water vapour in the air) · sq lagështi (dampness, especially that of the air) · pt humidade (amount of water vapour in the air) · ka ნესტიანობა (dampness, especially that of the air) · sco humidity (dampness, especially that of the air) · hi आर्द्रता (dampness, especially that of the air) · tg намнокӣ (dampness, especially that of the air) · mk влага (dampness, especially that of the air) · lt drėgmė (dampness, especially that of the air) · ht imidite (dampness, especially that of the air) · tg нам (dampness, especially that of the air) · so dhado (dampness, especially that of the air) · tr nem (dampness, especially that of the air) · ka სინესტე (dampness, especially that of the air) · ja 湿度 (dampness, especially that of the air) · lo ຄວາມຊຸ່ມ (dampness, especially that of the air) · scn muḍḍura (amount of water vapour in the air) · hi उमस (amount of water vapour in the air) · mr आर्द्रता (dampness, especially that of the air) · hy խոնավություն (amount of water vapour in the air) · ko 습기 (dampness, especially that of the air) · mt umdità (dampness, especially that of the air) · ar رُطُوبَة (amount of water vapour in the air) · fa-ira نَمْناکی (dampness, especially that of the air) · ar رُطُوبَة (dampness, especially that of the air) · fi ilmankosteus (amount of water vapour in the air) · hi आर्द्रता (amount of water vapour in the air) · kk ылғалдылық (dampness, especially that of the air) · fa-ira نَم (dampness, especially that of the air) · pt umidade (dampness, especially that of the air) · is loftraki (dampness, especially that of the air) · scn umidità (amount of water vapour in the air) · tg намӣ (dampness, especially that of the air) · de Feuchtigkeit (dampness, especially that of the air) · ro umiditate (dampness, especially that of the air) · sd گھم (amount of water vapour in the air) · et õhuniiskus (dampness, especially that of the air) · nl luchtvochtigheid (amount of water vapour in the air) · mr ओलावा (amount of water vapour in the air) · ilo dam-eg (dampness, especially that of the air) · be вільго́тнасьць (dampness, especially that of the air) · sk vlhkosť (dampness, especially that of the air) · vi độ ẩm (dampness, especially that of the air) · gl humidade (dampness, especially that of the air) · ru вла́жность (dampness, especially that of the air) · de Luftfeuchtigkeit (amount of water vapour in the air) · ja 湿気 (dampness, especially that of the air) · eo humideco (dampness, especially that of the air)