humidity

C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate

US /hjuˈmɪdəti/ UK /hjuːˈmɪdɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the amount of water vapor present in the air

The tropical humidity left their clothes constantly damp.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the amount of water vapor... moisture dampnessmugginesswetnessclamminesshumidness

Opposites

dryness aridity

Word family

Related forms humidhumidifyhumidor

Etymology

From Old French humidite, from Latin humiditas, from humidus/umidus ('moist'), from umēre ('to be wet').

humiditas Latin umēre Latin

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Topics

Weather & Climate Word Formation & Derivatives

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# humidity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /hjuˈmɪdəti/
**IPA (UK):** /hjuːˈmɪdɪti/

## Meanings
1. the amount of water vapor present in the air

## Examples
- The tropical humidity left their clothes constantly damp.

## Synonyms
- moisture
- dampness
- mugginess
- wetness
- clamminess
- humidness

## Antonyms
- dryness
- aridity

## Related Forms
- humid
- humidify
- humidor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: humiditas
- Root: umēre

## Etymology
From Old French humidite, from Latin humiditas, from humidus/umidus ('moist'), from umēre ('to be wet').

## AI Etymology
humidity comes from Old French humidite, from Latin humiditas, from humidus/umidus ('moist'), from umēre ('to be wet'). The path is chiefly one of transmission: the word passes through the named languages and forms, with each stage preserving part of the modern shape. In present English, the noun sense is "the amount of water vapor present in the air", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as humid, humidify, and humidor. Its semantic neighborhood includes moisture, dampness, mugginess, and wetness, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin humiditas and Latin umēre.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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