humid

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈhjuːmɪd/

Definition of humid

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

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

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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.

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