humid

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humid

/ˈhjuːmɪd/

Rhymes with -uːmɪd

Where it comes from

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

adjective humider · more humid · humidest · most humid

Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery. humid earth
Similar: damp, moist, bewatered, drenched, dripping, drunk, humid, irriguous, madid, moisty, overwatered, plashy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wet, damp, moist, humidity, moisture, muggy, wetter, rainy, sticky, wetland, heavy, wetlands, steamy, clammy, sultry, dank

Translations

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adj slightly wet

Español	húmedo
한국어	습기가 많다 seupgiga manta, 축축하다 chukchukhada
日本語	湿気の多い shikke no ōi, 蒸し暑い mushiatsui, 湿っぽい shimeppoi, 湿った shimetta
中文	濕 /湿 shī, 濕潤 /湿润 shīrùn
हिन्दी	नम nam, गीला gīlā, आर्द्र ārdra, तर tar, आबी ābī
Português	úmido, húmido
Français	mouillé, humide
Deutsch	feucht
Italiano	umido
Ελληνικά	υγρός ygrós, νοτερός noterós
Română	umed
Русский	вла́жный vlážnyj
Tiếng Việt	ẩm
العربية	رَطْب raṭb, رَطِب raṭib
עברית	לַח lakh

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@misc{humid_2026,
  title = {humid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}