You say there is humidity when the air feels very heavy and damp.
The heat and humidity were insufferable.
Synonyms: damp, moisture, dampness, wetness More Synonyms of humidity
2. uncountable noun
Humidity is the amount of water in the air.
The humidity is relatively low.
humidity in British English
(hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ)
noun
1.
the state of being humid; dampness
2.
a measure of the amount of moisture in the air
relative humidity, absolute humidity
humidity in American English
(hjuˈmɪdəti; juˈmɪdəti)
nounWord forms: pluralhuˈmidities
1.
moistness; dampness
2.
the amount or degree of moisture in the air
see also absolute humidity, relative humidity
Word origin
ME humydite < OFr humidite < LL humiditas < L humidus: see humid
humidity in Chemical Engineering
(hyumɪdɪti)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Drying and evaporation)
Humidity is a measure of how much vapor there is in a mixture of gas and vapor.
Keeping humidity below 50 percent can prevent water condensation on building materials.
The concentration of water vapor in air is usually expressed as the relative humidity.
Humidity is a measure of how much vapor there is in a mixture of gas and vapor.
Examples of 'humidity' in a sentence
humidity
Make sure you give indoor plants the correct conditions of light, heat and humidity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The requirement of playing twice in three days is unusual and arguably unreasonable in Asia, where heat and humidity can be taxing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The humidity and temperature are kept constant.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Was she suffering in the heat and humidity?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It also has the disadvantage of wide and often wild fluctuations of temperature and humidity.
Kitto, Dick Planning the Organic Vegetable Garden (1986)
The searing heat and intense humidity was his biggest challenge.
The Sun (2015)
The heat and humidity this week is likely to cause some serious health issues.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Conditions with the heat and humidity are so different.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Switzerland were seemingly handling the 88 per cent humidity much better.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The index factors in air temperature, humidity and surface temperature.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's still toasty but humidity is lower and the parks are not as crowded.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It will measure heat, humidity and wind.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It also monitors temperature, humidity and air quality.
The Sun (2015)
If there is low humidity, your lips can become dry.
The Sun (2013)
But the low humidity can make you feel like you're wilting.
The Sun (2012)
You might find yourself sitting in drizzle or 80 per cent humidity while actors race around the ramparts with blazing torches.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It will also increase the natural humidity in the air, reducing the risk of pests such as red spider mites.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It needs to be kept in a stable environment, without extreme fluctuations in temperature or humidity and out of direct sunlight.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This is all in 30C heat with more than 90% humidity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Recorded temperatures were above 25C with more than 80 per cent humidity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In the 80 per cent humidity, sweat pours from my forehead.
The Sun (2014)
Weather balloons measure pressure, temperature, humidity and air speed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At that depth the temperature reached 40C with a hellish 98 per cent humidity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For the real obsessive, temperature and humidity controls are de rigueur, along with security systems that would shame a bank.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
On top of all that, cabin pressure and low humidity mean that passengers' perception of taste at altitude is reduced.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
humidity
British English: humidity /hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ/ NOUN
Humidity is dampness in the air.
The humidity is relatively low.
American English: humidity
Arabic: رُطُوبَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: umidade
Chinese: 湿度
Croatian: vlažnost
Czech: vlhkost vzduchu
Danish: fugtighed
Dutch: vochtigheid
European Spanish: humedad
Finnish: kosteus ilman
French: humidité
German: Luftfeuchtigkeit
Greek: υγρασία
Italian: umidità
Japanese: 湿気
Korean: 습기
Norwegian: fuktighet
Polish: zawilgocenie
European Portuguese: humidade
Romanian: umiditate
Russian: влажность
Latin American Spanish: humedad
Swedish: fuktighet
Thai: ความชื้น
Turkish: nem
Ukrainian: вологість
Vietnamese: độ ẩm
All related terms of 'humidity'
absolute humidity
the humidity of the atmosphere , usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
relative humidity
the mass of water vapour present in the air expressed as a percentage of the mass that would be present in an equal volume of saturated air at the same temperature
specific humidity
the mass of water vapour in a sample of moist air divided by the mass of the sample
temperature-humidity index
an index of the effect on human comfort of temperature and humidity levels, 65 being the highest comfortable level
THI
temperature-humidity index
Chinese translation of 'humidity'
humidity
(hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ)
n(u)
[of atmosphere, climate]湿(濕)度 (shīdù)
(noun)
Definition
dampness
The heat and humidity were insufferable.
Synonyms
damp
There was damp everywhere in the house.
moisture
When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.
dampness
A chill dampness was rising from the rough grass.
wetness
I felt the wetness of my damp clothes against my skin.
moistness
sogginess
dankness
clamminess
mugginess
humidness
Additional synonyms
in the sense of clamminess
Synonyms
moistness,
closeness,
thickness,
humidity,
dampness,
heaviness,
stickiness,
stuffiness,
oppressiveness,
dankness,
airlessness,
sweatiness,
sliminess,
sultriness,
mugginess,
pastiness,
drizzliness,
humidness
in the sense of dampness
A chill dampness was rising from the rough grass.
Synonyms
moistness,
damp,
moisture,
humidity,
wetness,
sogginess,
dankness,
clamminess,
mugginess
in the sense of moisture
Definition
water diffused as vapour or condensed on or in objects
When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.