Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

humid

 - 3 dictionary results

hu⋅mid

[hyoo-mid or, often, yoo-]
–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


hu⋅mid⋅ly, adverb
hu⋅mid⋅ness, noun


dank, wet. See damp.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To humid
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

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>
Search another word or see humid on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: