humid

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor

   humid air

2. 2
   adj

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

   humid earth

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.