Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humid

/ˈhjuːmɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: hu-mid
IPA: /ˈhjuːmɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"humid earth"
"Evening cloud, or humid bow."
"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."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: *wegʷ-, humide, humidus

Inflected Forms

humider (comparative) more humid (comparative) humidest (superlative) most humid (superlative)

Derived Forms

dehumidify humidification humidify humidistat humidly humidness humidor hyperhumid perhumid semihumid subhumid superhumid

Phrases

Carnian humid episode humid heat

Frequently Paired Words

humidity

Synonyms

damp moist bewatered drenched dripping drunk humid irriguous madid moisty overwatered plashy

Rhymes With

tumid

Questions

How do you pronounce humid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhjuːmɪd/.
What does humid mean?: Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
Where does humid come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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