humid

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈhjuːmɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #21003

Meanings

1

adj
Having a lot of moisture in the air; warm and damp.

The summers here are hot and humid.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having a lot of moisture in... damp moist

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humid air
Air containing a relatively large amount of water vapor.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ūmeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. 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.

*wegʷ- Proto-Indo-European humide Old French humidus Latin

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# humid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈhjuːmɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 21003

## Meanings
1. Having a lot of moisture in the air; warm and damp.

## Examples
- The summers here are hot and humid.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *wegʷ-
- Root: humide
- Root: humidus

## Etymology
Etymology tree Latin ūmeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. 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.

## AI Etymology
Humid is borrowed from Old French humide, from Latin humidus (“moist”). Via Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet”) related to English weaky. The historical chain runs through Latin ūmeō, Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Latin -idus, Latin ūmidus, Latin hūmidus, Old French humide, and English humid. In current use, the main sense is “Having a lot of moisture in the air; warm and damp”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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