humidity

Etymology

From Middle English humidite, from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin humiditas, from Latin umidus (“damp, moist, wet”). Morphologically humid + -ity

noun

  1. Dampness, especially that of the air.
  2. The amount of water vapour in the air.

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