the state of being humid; dampness a measure of the amount of moisture in the air
See relative humidity
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hu•mid•i•ty /hyuˈmɪdɪti/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Meteorologythe amount of water vapor in the air.
hu•mid•i•ty
(hyo̅o̅ mid′i tē or, often, yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n.
- humid condition;
moistness;
dampness. - MeteorologySee relative humidity.
- an uncomfortably high amount of relative humidity:It's not the heat, it's the humidity that tires me out.
- Latin (h)ūmiditās. See humid, -ity
- Middle English humydite 1350–1400
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'humidity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Isolette
- RH
- absolute
- absolute humidity
- account
- air conditioning
- associate
- barothermohygrograph
- biometeorology
- but
- climate
- comfort zone
- damp
- dehumidifier
- dew point
- fog forest
- hair hygrometer
- heat index
- humidex
- humidistat
- humiture
- hygrometer
- hygrometry
- hygroscope
- hygrothermograph
- hythergraph
- isohume
- kiln-dried
- mixing ratio
- moist
- psychrometer
- psychrometric chart
- radiosonde
- relative
- relative humidity
- route
- saturation
- specific humidity
- sunscald
- sweet
- temperature-humidity index
- thi-
- tipburn
- wet
- wet-bulb thermometer
- wiresonde