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hu⋅mid

  [hyoo-mid or, often, yoo-]
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–adjective
containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L (h)ūmidus, equiv. to (h)ūm(ēre) to be moist + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
hu⋅mid⋅ly, adverb
hu⋅mid⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
dank, wet. See damp.
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hu·mid   (hyōō'mĭd)   
adj.  Containing or characterized by a high amount of water or water vapor: humid air; a humid evening. See Synonyms at wet.

[Middle English, from Latin hūmidus, from hūmēre, to be moist.]
hu'mid·ly adv.
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Humid

Hu"mid\, a. [L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. ?, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. v["o]kr moist, and perh. to E. ox: cf. F. humide.] Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor.

Evening cloud, or humid bow. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : humid
Spanish: húmedo,
German: feucht,
Japanese: 湿った
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humid 
1412 (implied in humidity), from O.Fr. humide, from L. humidus "moist, wet," var. (by infl. of humus "earth") of umidus, from umere "be moist."
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Main Entry: hu·mid
Pronunciation: 'hyü-m&d, 'yü-
Function: adjective
: containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially tothe point of being oppressive humid climate>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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