Word
humidity
Phoneticshu·mid·i·ty, stress on the second syllable
US/hjuˈmɪdəti/
UK/hjuːmˈɪdɪti/
Españolhumedad
Uncountable noun
Definition
n. the amount of water vapour in the air. High humidity often makes the weather feel hotter than it really is.
n. the concentration of water vapour in the atmosphere. The term is typically uncountable and refers to the relative or absolute moisture content of the air.
Examples
“The high humidity makes the summer heat feel much worse.”
“Tropical rainforests are known for their intense humidity, which supports a vast variety of plant life.”
“As the temperature dropped during the evening, the relative humidity rose until the air reached its dew point and a thick fog began to settle over the valley.”
Examples
simple
“The high humidity makes the summer heat feel much worse.”
contextual
“Tropical rainforests are known for their intense humidity, which supports a vast variety of plant life.”
complex
“As the temperature dropped during the evening, the relative humidity rose until the air reached its dew point and a thick fog began to settle over the valley.”
Usage
Usually functions as an uncountable noun; often modified by adjectives like 'high', 'low', or 'relative'.
Pitfall
The weather is very humidity today.
The weather is very humid today.
Use the adjective 'humid' to describe the weather, and the noun 'humidity' to talk about the amount of moisture.
Etymology
From Middle English humidite, borrowed from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin hūmiditās, from Latin ūmidus (“damp, moist, wet”). By surface analysis, humid + -ity.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Frequency
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- Level
- B1 · Intermediate
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