humidity
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humidity
- /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ UK
- /hjuːˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/ UK
- /hjuˈmɪd.ə.ti/ Canada, US
- [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ti] Canada, US
- [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi] Canada, US
- /hjʉːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ Australia
- [hjʉːˈmɪɾ.ə.ti] Australia
- [hjʉːˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi] Australia
Rhymes with -ɪdəti
Where it comes from
From Middle English humidite, borrowed from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin hūmiditās, from Latin ūmidus (“damp, moist, wet”). By surface analysis, humid + -ity.
noun humidities
- Dampness, especially that of the air. The high humidity made the air feel sticky and hot.
- The amount of water vapour in the air. Plants in the greenhouse thrive in constant humidity.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: humidness, humid, damp, dampness, moist, moisture, wetness, wet, wetting, soak, dampproofing, humidification, water, wettest, moistness, mugginess
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noun dampness, especially that of the air
| Español | humedad, relente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 습도 seupdo, 습기 seupgi |
| 日本語 | 湿度 shitsudo, 湿気 shikke |
| 中文 | 濕度 /湿度 shīdù |
| हिन्दी | उमस umas, नम nam, नमी namī, आर्द्रता ārdratā, गीलापन gīlāpan |
| Kiswahili | unyevuanga |
| Português | umidade, humidade |
| Français | humidité |
| Deutsch | Feuchtigkeit |
| Italiano | umidità |
| Ελληνικά | υγρασία ygrasía |
| Română | umezeală, umiditate |
| Русский | вла́жность vlážnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | độ ẩm, tình trạng ẩm ướt, ẩm độ |
| العربية | رُطُوبَة ruṭūba |
| עברית | לַחוּת lakhút |
noun amount of water vapour in the air
| Español | humedad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 습도 seupdo |
| 日本語 | 湿度 shitsudo |
| हिन्दी | उमस umas, नमी namī, आर्द्रता ārdratā |
| Kiswahili | unyevuanga |
| Português | umidade, humidade |
| Français | humidité |
| Deutsch | Luftfeuchtigkeit |
| Română | umiditate |
| Русский | вла́жность vlážnostʹ |
| العربية | رُطُوبَة ruṭūba |
Talk about this word "humidity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/humidity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. humidity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/humidity "humidity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/humidity.Cite this
@misc{humidity_2026,
title = {humidity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humidity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
