English Explanatory Dictionary

humid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈhjuːmɪd/ en-us-humid.ogg

Word forms

humid humider more humid humidest most humid

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ūmeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid Borrowed from Old French humide, from Latin humidus (“moist”). Via Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet”) related to English weaky.

Synonyms

damp moist bewatered drenched dripping drunk humid irriguous madid moisty overwatered plashy saturated soaked sodden soggy soppy spewy spongy squidgy thoan thone undried watered waterlogged watery wet wetter than an otter's pocket wiery

Related words

humidity

Derived words

humid heat humidification humidify humidistat humidly humidness humidor hyperhumid perhumid semihumid subhumid superhumid unhumid
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