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English

Etymology

From Middle English humidite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin humiditas, from Latin umidus (“damp, moist, wet”)

Noun

humidity (usually uncountable; plural humidities)

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

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