adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.

   "humid earth"

Adjective

1. 1
   containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor wordnet

Synonyms

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dampmoistmuggywetbewateredboggy

Antonyms

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arid

Example

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"It gets hot and humid in summer."

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French humide, from Latin humidus (“moist”). Via Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet”) related to English weaky.

Related phrases

humid heat

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