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Vinony

humid

adjective

  1. having a relatively high water content in the air
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhjuːmɪd/

adj

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.

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

    “humid earth”

    “Evening cloud, or humid bow.”