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Definition of “humid”

humid (ˈhjuːmɪd Pronunciation for humid

Definitions

adjective

  1. moist; damp ⇒ a humid day

Derived Forms

ˈhumidly adverb
ˈhumidness noun

Word Origin

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

Translations for 'humid'

  • British English: humidPronunciation for humid You use humid to describe an atmosphere or climate that is very damp, and usually very hot.Visitors can expect hot and humid conditions.ˈhjuːmɪd ADJECTIVE
  • Arabic: رَطْبٌPronunciation for رَطْبٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: úmidoPronunciation for úmido úmida
  • Chinese: 潮湿的Pronunciation for 潮湿的
  • Croatian: vlažanPronunciation for vlažan vlažna
  • Czech: vlhkýPronunciation for vlhkývzduch
  • Danish: fugtigPronunciation for fugtig
  • Dutch: vochtigPronunciation for vochtig
  • European Spanish: húmedoPronunciation for húmedo húmeda
  • Finnish: kosteaPronunciation for kosteailmasto tms.
  • French: humidePronunciation for humide
  • German: schwülPronunciation for schwül
  • Greek: υγρόςPronunciation for υγρός υγρήαέρας
  • Italian: umidoPronunciation for umido umida
  • Japanese: 湿気のあるPronunciation for 湿気のある
  • Korean: 습기 찬Pronunciation for 습기 찬
  • Norwegian: fuktigPronunciation for fuktig
  • Polish: wilgotnyPronunciation for wilgotny wilgotna
  • Portuguese: húmidoPronunciation for húmido húmida
  • Romanian: umed umed, umedă, umezi, umede
  • Russian: влажныйPronunciation for влажный влажная
  • Spanish: húmedoPronunciation for húmedo húmeda
  • Swedish: fuktigPronunciation for fuktig fuktigt
  • Thai: ชื้นPronunciation for ชื้น
  • Turkish: nemliPronunciation for nemli
  • Ukrainian: вологий
  • Vietnamese: ẩm ướtPronunciation for ẩm ướt

Example Sentences Including 'humid'

"We're going to have lots of humid air come over us from the east to northeast.
New Zealand Herald (2003)
A medical expert said: "Walking in from warm, humid air to dry, freezing air, is a recipe for pneumonia.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
But the humid climate there gave him prickly heat, and he had to return to Gikammeh.
C.S. Nicholls ELSPETH HUXLEY: A BIOGRAPHY (2002)
He knocked down flags all over California, but yesterday, in the stiff breezes and humid air, that touch eluded him.
Toronto Sun (2003)
She confessed: "Hot, sticky, humid weather puts me in the mood for sex without fail.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
The evening was close and humid , and all about her seemed cloaked in a thin mauve heat haze stolen in from the ocean.
Stewart, Michael Compulsion
The weather is quite similar to that of Delhi and its not humid there, though the circuit is a bit abrasive.
Outlook India (2005)
They went to Prescott Hill, away from the humid heat of Washington.
Gaskin, Catherine The Ambassador's Women
We exchanged pleasantries and sipped cold beers in the humid warmth of early evening.
Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)

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