humidity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English humidite, borrowed from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin hūmiditās, from Latin ūmidus (“damp, moist, wet”). By surface analysis, humid +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/, /hjuːˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /hjuˈmɪd.ə.ti/, [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ti], [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi] (General Australian) IPA(key): /hjʉːˈmɪd.ə.ti/, [hjʉːˈmɪɾ.ə.ti], [hjʉːˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi] Rhymes: -ɪdəti Hyphenation: hu‧mi‧di‧ty === Noun === humidity (usually uncountable, plural humidities) Dampness, especially that of the air. The amount of water vapour in the air. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== humid humidifier humidify ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dew point hygrometer === See also === humidity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia