humidadj.
/ˈhjuːmɪd/, U.S. /ˈ(h)juməd/ a. Slightly wet as with steam, suspended vapour, or mist; moist, damp.
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > humid
humidc1550
humoral1602
dampisha1642
vapid1660
damp1706
moothy1878
the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [adjective]
moista1382
moistfula1398
undriedc1440
wak1513
mocha1522
humorous1526
humidc1550
dabby1581
fat1598
unparched1599
moistish1610
dampisha1642
weakya1642
rafty1655
dampya1691
damp1706
mochy1794
danky1820
c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 46 The rane..is ane exalatione of humid vapours.
1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 54 Such musicke, as..drew humid lamentations from the driest eyes.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 193 The humid Flours, that breathd Thir morning Incense. View more context for this quotation
1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. iii. 73 Those mouldering walls, and humid floor.
1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 14 Ireland is more humid than England.
b. In medieval physiology, said of elements, humours, etc.
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > [adjective] > humours > specific
moista1393
cholerica1398
melancholya1398
radicala1398
sanguinea1398
adusta1400
phlegmatica1400
adusted1547
phlegmatical1586
humid1604
sanguineous1732
1604 King James VI & I Counterblaste to Tobacco sig. B3 Because the Braines are cold and humide.
1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. ix. 200 The complexion of a woman..is more humide then the complexion of a man.
1809 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 21 199 When the choleric, phlegmatic, sanguine, and melancholic temperaments, are said to be occasioned by a humid and dry, hot and cold constitution.
c. Said of a chemical process in which liquid is used.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to miscellaneous other processes
caking1727
neutralizing1784
humid1800
regenerated1874
aluminothermic1900
buffered1917
olated1931
oxo1945
wet-chemical1967
1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. I. 411 It is a reduction in the humid way.
1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 480 Crystallization is of two kinds, the dry and the humid;..the humid crystallization refers to fluids and gases holding solids in solution.
1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 373 Iodine does not act sensibly in the humid way.
d. Of diseases: Marked by a moist discharge. humid pleurisy n. (opposed to dry pleurisy).
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [adjective] > characterized by
waterya1400
wet1566
humid1813
moist1876
1813 J. Thomson Lect. Inflammation 507 The French [usually express this difference] by those of humid and dry gangrenes.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 622 Laminated Humid Scall.
Derivatives
humidly adv.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [adverb]
moistly1590
dampishly1615
foggily1755
dewily1818
muggily1867
a-sweat1879
humidly1886
damply1887
1886 C. Gibbon Clare of Claresmede II. xi. 172 There was..fear in her humidly bright eyes.
humidness n. moistness.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [noun]
moistnessc1390
moisturea1398
humidityc1450
waterishness1532
moist1562
dankishness1576
moistishness1576
dankness1601
dampishness1607
madidity1656
dampness1665
humidness1727
madidness1731
dampiness1830
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Humidness, moisture.
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