humid
adjective
Synonyms
- damp
- muggy
- sticky
- sultry
Example Sentences
Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Being a ball person requires a lot of bending, lunging, squatting and standing — as well as the ability to sprint around the court in hot and humid conditions, all while remaining inconspicuous. Luis Velarde, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The people of Peru may face conditions so hot and humid that parts of the country become uninhabitable. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Evans led 3-6, 7-6(6), 4-1 when Fritz collapsed from exhaustion due to the hot and humid conditions in Washington and had to abandon the match. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 The Dolphins will host both the Patriots and Bills in September, 1 p.m. games that will be brutally hot and humid. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 Hot and humid conditions will persist through early this week along with the possibility for afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2022 On an extremely hot and humid summer day, the Dahl family are seeing the bottle and note for the first time sitting on a table at the shipbuilders' office. Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 Tracking urban heat: Researchers in hot and humid Singapore are building a computer model of the city to help policymakers better plan heat mitigation measures. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
French or Latin; French humide, from Latin humidus, from humēre
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
humid
adjective
Medical Definition
humid
adjective
ˈyü- humid
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- damp
- sticky
- muggy
- tropical
- moist
- tropic
- subtropical
- oppressive
- sultry
- wet
- subtropic
- sweltering
- heavy
- steamy
- subhumid
- semitropical
- saturated
- summery
- torrid
- summerlike
- stifling
- clammy
- suffocating
- close
- dank
- stuffy
- soggy
- soaked
- smothering
- soaking
- dripping
- waterlogged
- sodden
- drenched
- washed
- watered
- sopping
- bathed
- watery
- semitropic
- soppy
- doused
- awash
- soused
- dowsed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dry
- cool
- refreshing
- fresh
- arid
- dusty
- crisp
- droughty
- bracing
- semiarid
- dehydrated
- burnt
- parched
- scorched
- thirsty
- desert
- baked
- burned
- invigorating
- sunbaked
- waterless
- sere
- seared
- sear
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of humid are damp, dank, moist, and wet. While all these words mean "covered or more or less soaked with liquid," humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air.
While the synonyms damp and humid are close in meaning, damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture.
In some situations, the words dank and humid are roughly equivalent. However, dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness.
The synonyms moist and humid are sometimes interchangeable, but moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry.
The meanings of wet and humid largely overlap; however, wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry.