humidity

[ hyoo-mid-i-tee or, often, yoo- ]
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noun
  1. humid condition; moistness; dampness.

  1. an uncomfortably high amount of relative humidity: It's not the heat, it's the humidity that tires me out.

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Origin of humidity

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English humydite, from Latin (h)ūmiditās; equivalent to humid + -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for humidity

humidity

/ (hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the state of being humid; dampness

  2. a measure of the amount of moisture in the air: See relative humidity, absolute humidity

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Scientific definitions for humidity

humidity

[ hyōō-mĭdĭ-tē ]


  1. The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, usually expressed as either absolute humidity or relative humidity.

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Cultural definitions for humidity

humidity

The amount of water vapor in the air. Humidity is measured in two ways: (1) Absolute humidity is the percentage of water vapor actually present in the air. (2) Relative humidity is the absolute humidity divided by the amount of water that could be present in the air. Relative humidity indicates the degree of comfort or discomfort one feels from the humidity, because it indicates the amount of perspiration that can evaporate from the skin.

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