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Webster 1913 Edition

Humid

Hu′mid

(hū′mĭd)
,
Adj.
[L.
humidus
,
umidus
, fr.
humere
,
umere
, to be moist; akin to
uvidus
moist, Gr.
ὑγρός
, Skr.
uksh
to wet, sprinkle, and Icel.
vökr
moist, and perh. to E.
ox
: cf. F.
humide
.]
Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist;
as, a
humid
air or atmosphere
; somewhat wet or watery;
as,
humid
earth
; consisting of water or vapor.
Evening cloud, or
humid
bow.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Humid

HU'MID

,
Adj.
[L.humidus, from humeo, to be moist.]
1.
Moist; damp; containing sensible moisture; as a humid air or atmosphere.
2.
Somewhat wet or watery; as humid earth.

Definition 2024

humid

humid

English

Adjective

humid ‎(comparative humider, superlative humidest)

  1. Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery
    humid earth
    1667 - John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667)
    Evening cloud, or humid bow.

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Etymology

From Old French humide, from Latin humidus, correctly umidus ‎(“moist”), from humere, correctly umere ‎(“to be moist”), akin to ūvēns ‎(“moist”), ūvidus, ūdus ‎(“moist”); all from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ-, *wogʷ- ‎(“wet”). Cognate with Old Norse vǫkr ‎(“moist, damp, wet”), Scots wak ‎(“moist, damp, wetness, moisture”), English weaky ‎(“moist, wet”). More at weaky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhjuːmɪd/

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