noun · uncountable · rare

humidity

hu·mi·di·ty

вологість

влажность

Feuchtigkeit, Luftfeuchtigkeit

Dampness, especially that of the airDampness, especially that of the air.

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UK/hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/US/hjuˈmɪd.ə.ti/

» This high humidity makes me feel tired.

Ця висока вологість стомлює мене.

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable, usually)Dampness, especially that of the air.
The high humidity made the air feel sticky and hot.
Feuchtigkeit
вла́жностьvlážnostʹ
воло́гістьvolóhistʹ
(uncountable, usually)The amount of water vapour in the air.
Plants in the greenhouse thrive in constant humidity.
Luftfeuchtigkeit
вла́жностьvlážnostʹ

More definitions

wetness in the atmosphere

Examples

42 sentences

This high humidity makes me feel tired.
Ця висока вологість стомлює мене.
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How do you stand this humidity?
ruКак ты выносишь эту влажность?
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The humidity is very high, isn't it?
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It isn't so much the heat as the humidity that makes me tired.
ruМеня не столько жара утомляет, сколько влажность.
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It's not so much the heat as the humidity that makes me tired.
ruМеня не столько жара утомляет, сколько влажность.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

dampness, especially that of the air:

Русский

By meaning 1

dampness, especially that of the air:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

dampness, especially that of the air:

amount of water vapour in the air:

Origin

From Middle English humidite, borrowed from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin hūmid

From Middle English humidite, borrowed from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin hūmiditās, from Latin ūmidus (“damp, moist, wet”). By surface analysis, humid + -ity.

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