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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | humidus, from humere 'to be slightly wet' |
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hu‧mid
Tokyo is extremely humid in mid-summer. ➔ see usage note damp1WORD FOCUS: wet 
WORD FOCUS: wet 
very wet: soaked, drenched
a little wet: damp, moist
wet and soft: soggy
when the air feels wet: humid, damp, muggy
➔ See also wetWORD CHOICE:WORD CHOICE:
damp, moist, humidUse damp especially to say that something is slightly wet in an unpleasant way • The room was cold and damp.Use moist to say that something is slightly wet in a pleasant way or in the way it should be • She took a mouthful of the delicious moist cake. • rich, moist soilUse humid to talk about the weather or the air when it is slightly wet and makes you feel uncomfortable • the hot humid atmosphere of a greenhouse ➔ See also damp
WORD FOCUS: wet very wet: soaked, drenched
a little wet: damp, moist
wet and soft: soggy
when the air feels wet: humid, damp, muggy
➔ See also wetWORD CHOICE:
WORD CHOICE: damp, moist, humidUse damp especially to say that something is slightly wet in an unpleasant way • The room was cold and damp.Use moist to say that something is slightly wet in a pleasant way or in the way it should be • She took a mouthful of the delicious moist cake. • rich, moist soilUse humid to talk about the weather or the air when it is slightly wet and makes you feel uncomfortable • the hot humid atmosphere of a greenhouse ➔ See also damp
