noun
pl. -·ties- moistness; dampness
- the amount or degree of moisture in the air
Origin of humidity
Middle English humydite from Old French humidite from Late Latin humiditas from Classical Latin humidus: see humid
noun
Humidity is defined as the amount of wetness or water vapor in the air.
When it is just about to rain and there's a lot of water vapor in the air, this is an example of a time when the humidity level is high.
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noun
- Dampness, especially of the air.
- Relative humidity.
Origin of humidity
Middle English humidite from Old French from Medieval Latin hūmiditās from Latin hūmidus humid ; see humid .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, usually expressed as either absolute humidity or relative humidity.
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Noun
(usually uncountable, plural humidities)
Origin
From Middle English humidite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin humiditas, from Latin umidus (“damp, moist, wet”)
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Sentence Examples
- Throughout the year the humidity of the air is very great.
- The relative humidity varies greatly.
- The average summer humidity is 76%, that of winter 74%.
- The low humidity, high altitudes and southern latitude all combine to make the climate salubrious and especially beneficial to persons suffering with pulmonary disorders.
- The disease is checked by raising the temperature above 110° F., and reducing the humidity of the barn.
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Words near humidity in the dictionary
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