Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Containing a high amount of water vapor or moisture in the air.
   • Characterized by damp, moist, or muggy atmospheric conditions.

Usage

• The adjective humid is used to describe the quality of the air or the general weather condition. It often implies a level of moisture that feels heavy, sticky, or uncomfortable.
• It is commonly used before nouns (e.g., ) or after linking verbs (e.g., ).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The air in the rainforest is always warm and humid.
  • We had a week of humid weather that made everyone feel lethargic.
  • It's not the heat but the humid conditions that make summer here so oppressive.

Advanced Usage

• "humid climate/zone": Refers to a geographical region where high atmospheric moisture is typical.
  • Tropical islands often have a humid climate.
• "humid heat": Describes hot weather made more intense by high moisture levels, as opposed to dry heat.
  • The humid heat of the Gulf Coast is different from the dry heat of the desert.

Variants and Related Words

• Humidity (n): The state or quality of being humid; the concentration of water vapor in the air.
  • The humidity today is over 90%.
• Humidify (v): To add moisture to the air.
  • A machine is used to humidify the dry indoor air in winter.
• Humidifier (n): A device for increasing humidity in a room or building.
  • She runs a humidifier in her bedroom at night.

Synonyms

• Damp: Slightly wet, often unpleasantly so.
• Muggy: (Of the atmosphere) unpleasantly warm and humid.
• Moist: Slightly wet; often used for things other than air (e.g., soil, cake).
• Sticky: (Informal) uncomfortably humid.

Antonyms

• Arid: Having little or no rain; too dry to support vegetation.
• Dry: Free from moisture or liquid.
• Parched: Dried out with heat; extremely dry.

Adjective

1. containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
   • humid air
   • humid weather