humid

hu·mid

adjective \ˈhyü-məd, ˈyü-\

Definition of HUMID

: containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive

— hu·mid·ly adverb

Examples of HUMID

1. <the air was so humid that our beach towels hanging on the line never really got dry>

Origin of HUMID

French or Latin; French humide, from Latin humidus, from humēre

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to HUMID

Synonyms

damp, muggy, sticky, sultry

Antonyms

dry

Related Words

steamy, summerlike, summery, sweltering, torrid; semitropical (also semitropic), subhumid, subtropical (also subtropic), tropic, tropical; close, heavy, oppressive, smothering, stifling, stuffy, suffocating; clammy, dank, moist; awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet

Near Antonyms

bracing, cool, crisp, fresh, invigorating, refreshing; arid, baked, burned (or burnt), dehydrated, desert, droughty, dusty, parched, scorched, seared, semiarid, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty, waterless

See Synonym Discussion at wet

Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with HUMID

tumid

hu·mid

adjective \ˈhyü-məd, ˈyü-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of HUMID

: containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive <a hot humid climate>