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humid.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    humid earth
Where this word comes from

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

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