Humid Meaning
/ˈhjuːmɪd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjContaining perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
Sentence Examples
It is so humid in summer here.
It gets hot and humid in summer.
It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The weather outside was so ____ that my shirt was completely wet with sweat.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The tropical climate in the rainforest is very ____ and attracts many unique species.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Evening cloud, or humid bow."
— 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
"Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me."
— 1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VIII, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume II, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, pages 132–133:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The weather outside was so ____ that my shirt was completely wet with sweat.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The tropical climate in the rainforest is very ____ and attracts many unique species.