humidity

Language: en

🇬🇧 /hjuˈːmɪdɪti/ 🇺🇸 /hjuːˈmɪdətiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The amount of water vapor present in the air, often expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature (relative humidity).; The state or quality of being humid; dampness or moisture in the atmosphere or in a substance.; In meteorology, a measure of the concentration of water vapor in the atmosphere, including absolute humidity, relative humidity, and specific humidity.; A feeling of oppressive moistness in the air, often associated with discomfort in hot weather.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

relative humidityhigh humiditylow humidityhumidity levelhumidity riseshumidity drops

Derivatives

humidhumidifyhumidifierhumidificationdehumidifydehumidifier

Synonyms

moisturedampnessmugginesswetnessdankness

Antonyms

drynessaridity

Commonly confused

humid
EN: 'Humid' is the adjective form (e.g., 'a humid day'); 'humidity' is the noun (e.g., 'the humidity is high').
moisture
EN: 'Moisture' refers to liquid water present in or on something; 'humidity' specifically refers to water vapor in the air.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'u' after 'h' and the 'i' before 'd' — it comes from Latin 'humidus'. Do not write 'humdity' or 'humidty'.

💬 Examples

  1. The humidity in the tropical rainforest rarely drops below 80 percent.

  2. The humidity of the cellar caused the old books to develop mold.

  3. Meteorologists measure humidity using instruments such as hygrometers and psychrometers.

  4. The humidity made it feel much hotter than the actual temperature suggested.