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[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.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin (h)ūmidus, equivalent to (h)ūm(ēre) to be moist + -idus -id⁴

Related forms

hu·mid·ly, adverb

hu·mid·ness, noun

sub·hu·mid, adjective

un·hu·mid, adjective

Synonyms
dank, wet. See damp.

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Anyone familiar with summer lightning might suspect a link between humid air and electricity.

For one thing, the paper always jams on humid or rainy days.

Hoards of bats cut through the mosquito-infested humid air.

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Anyone familiar with summer lightning might suspect a link between humid air and electricity.

For one thing, the paper always jams on humid or rainy days.

Hoards of bats cut through the mosquito-infested humid air.

The climate is humid and tropical with a subtle dry season.

Humid air crashes into upthrusted rock and releases its water in the form of rain, snow or ice.

It is hot and humid here--or other countries where the climate suits.

The beads form faster if the weather is humid or if the pie is chilled.

There is nothing better than a freezing cold soda on a hot, humid day.

Avoid exercise or strenuous physical activity outside during hot or humid weather.

Belgium has mild winters and cool summers and is rainy, humid and cloudy.

Outside, the sun beats mercilessly down in the humid air.

The new, more humid subtropical conditions nurtured abundant palms and guavas.

Cold-weather noses may function differently from those that evolved in hot and humid climates.

It also makes for a bright and humid home for a collection of happy houseplants.

The same rice that manages to stay dry for months even in a humid climate.

To find mite harvestmen, scientists go to dark, humid forests and sift through the leaf litter.

Malaysia's climate is categorised as equatorial, being hot and humid throughout the year.

Cooler more humid winds are forecast in the next few days.

Rank vegetation, usually among dense hardwood or humid coniferous forests.

Some were displayed under bright lights or left in humid rooms, leading to fungal growth, metal corrosion and degraded plastics.

One tip: camera lenses tend to fog up when you go from chilly outside air to the warm, humid conservatory air.

The port's humid air sometimes corroded his monitor's connections.

Squeals and screams hang in the hot, humid air as the youngsters dart under.

Hallett is fielding a barrage of queries, straining to speak over the whir of fans chopping at the heavy, humid air.

In the houses which were left habitable, mould and spores grew during the many humid weeks when the city lacked electricity.

All this water gave the previously hot and dry climate a humid and drippy subtropical feel.

There is also the added difficulty of accessing the dense forests and working in the hot and humid climate.

Best choice for humid climates add to my plant list.

Scientists think heat from the probe caused humid air to rise and condense on the cold edge of the craft.

The air was hot but not humid and there was a breeze to stir the flags.

Manaus is sprawling city that is always humid and often grimy.

Too large to air condition so its too cold in winter, too hot and humid in summer.

The process begins with the storm drawing into itself warm, humid air.

In the southern hemisphere, clouds are produced by air humid with methane upwelling from the surface.

Then today should feel familiar: nearly as hot, equally humid and every bit as oppressive.

And there, too, time moves with a particular humid slowness.

Tornadoes form when warm, humid air collides with cold, dry air.

Your living room gets too cold or too hot, too humid or too dry.

Summer is here and with it the prospect of hot, humid days.

It is probably the hot and humid west that holds us down as a state.

Tropical humid forests grow along the ever-shifting riverbanks and on islands created by constant sediment deposition.

In addition to the humid hell of the sweat test, microphones spend time inside these temperature-controlled chambers.

The air would become more humid as the temperature dropped.

The moon is full and high, and the humid air carries the scent of woods and fields.

Climate scientists have long predicted that a warmer world will allow more water to evaporate, thus making the planet more humid.

If the air is humid and close to raining, cloud seeding may be able to push it over the edge and produce some rain.

Tornadoes form when the updrafts of air that supply storms with warm, humid air become a vortex, or high-speed whirlwind.

The room is humid and dark, and the torches spit out luminescent sparks.

The summer monsoon brings a humid climate and torrential rainfall to these areas.

Often a hurricane leaves behind stiflingly hot, humid weather that puts tempers on edge.

Cooling the neck in hot, humid weather can improve athletic performance, but is it really a good idea to do.

It recommends drinking one or two pints of water every hour on a hot and humid day.

Rice usually grows best in hot, humid climates, where roots can be submerged in water for growth.

Upon entering the soaring conservatory and getting hit with its warm, humid air, you immediately become aware of.

They evolved in cool, even sub-arctic climates and are generally poorly-suited to deal with hot, humid weather.

The hazy and humid days of summer are upon us, and it seems many are coming down with a case of scarlet fever.

The dry season is a little less humid but it isn't dry at all.

They blamed the soupy weekend weather on weeks of unusually heavy rains that left behind a humid summer haze.

Have students share experiences when they were outside on a hot, humid day.

So in a humid climate, you could indeed get moisture inside a gadget, enough to short it out.

The north is humid and cool, while the south is dry and warm.

On the warm, humid day in mid-August when he ended his life.

To stay at a hotel in this humid and seedy city has long been an adventure in roughing it indoors.

They form when humid air cools enough for water vapor to condense into droplets or ice crystals.

Mildew can develop on wicker subjected to humid conditions.

However, wicker that is left where conditions are perpetually humid can develop mildew.

Visitors ascend through several climate and vegetation zones, from humid subtropical lowlands to subalpine.

He lived in a hot, humid land by the bend in a river that flowed into another river that ran to the sea.

Cleveland's weather has been warmer and more humid than usual in the last two days.

Humid air is pumped past the salty mixture and water from the air tends to flow into the salt.

Hall says the haircut is good for the animals, given the hot and humid weather.

During the humid days of summer, the wood absorbs moisture from the air and the floor expands.

The colorful, crease-resistant cotton lawn fabric is breathable and looks polished even in hot or humid weather.

The air is humid and the foliage lush, with orchids growing on benches or suspended in the air.

Moscow's extreme continental climate means hot, humid summers and extremely cold winters.

As the sun heats the humid air, pillars of black smoke begin to rise.

Everybody around seems wrapped in heavy sheets of humid heat.

Shallow rivulets course nearly all the cool, humid valleys that cut through the reserve.

But it is in the humid grike bottoms, where water and soil collect, that the environment is richest.

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World English Dictionary

humid (ˈhjuːmɪd)

—*adj*
	moist; damp: a humid day

[C16: from Latin ūmidus, from ūmēre to be wet; see humectant, humour]

'humidly

—*adv*

'humidness

—n

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Word Origin & History

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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