humid
/ˈhjuːmɪd/adjective
उच्चारण ह्यूमिड
नम, आर्द्र, उमस भरा
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(of the air or climate) warm and damp
नम, आर्द्र, उमस भरा
- Mumbai is hot and humid in summer.
- It was too humid to walk in the afternoon, so we stayed inside.
- The humid air made my shirt stick to my back.
+ 2 more examples
- Chennai is humid for most of the year, even after dark.
- Keep the grain in a dry place, because humid conditions spoil it quickly.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
humid + noun
Humid describes air, weather or a place that feels warm and damp; it goes before a noun or after be.
'Humid' हवा, मौसम या स्थान का वर्णन करता है जो गर्म और नम लगे; यह noun से पहले या be के बाद आता है।
- Mumbai has a hot, humid climate.
- The air was humid before the storm.
humid vs humidity
Humid is the adjective; humidity is the noun measuring moisture in the air.
'Humid' adjective है; 'humidity' वह noun है जो हवा में नमी की मात्रा बताता है।
- The humidity is high today, so it feels humid.
- Humidity reaches 90 per cent in July.
it is / gets humid
With weather, the subject is it; use get or become for change.
मौसम के लिए subject 'it' होता है; बदलाव के लिए get या become आता है।
- It gets very humid just before the monsoon.
- It was hot and humid all week.
humid + conditions / heat
It often joins heat, summer and conditions.
यह प्रायः heat, summer और conditions के साथ आता है।
- Rice grows well in humid conditions.
humid + weather in comparisons
Use more humid or less humid for comparison, with than.
तुलना के लिए 'more humid' या 'less humid' के साथ than आता है।
- Chennai is more humid than Jaipur.
+Collocations 5
adverb + humid
veryextremelyoppressivelyunbearablyslightly
- The room was oppressively humid in August.
humid + noun
climateweatherairheatsummer
- Kerala has a humid tropical climate.
hot and humid
hot andwarm andwet andsticky and
- It was a hot and humid afternoon in Kolkata.
get / feel humid
getbecomefeelturn
- The evenings turn humid after the first rains.
humid + place
coastjunglegreenhousekitchen
- The humid kitchen made the chapatis soft.
“More examples 5
- Delhi becomes very humid in the weeks before the monsoon arrives.
मानसून आने से पहले के हफ़्तों में दिल्ली बहुत उमस भरी हो जाती है।
- Clothes take a long time to dry in humid weather.
उमस भरे मौसम में कपड़े सूखने में बहुत समय लेते हैं।
- The humid heat made the match exhausting for the players.
उमस भरी गर्मी ने खिलाड़ियों के लिए मैच थकाने वाला बना दिया।
- Tea plants thrive in warm and humid regions.
चाय के पौधे गर्म और नम क्षेत्रों में अच्छे उगते हैं।
- Keep the books in a dry place, not in a humid cupboard.
पुस्तकें सूखी जगह पर रखें, नम अलमारी में नहीं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The weather is very humidity today.
✓ The weather is very humid today.
After very, an adjective is needed; humidity is a noun.
'Very' के बाद adjective आता है; 'humidity' noun है।
✗ Chennai is humid than Delhi.
✓ Chennai is more humid than Delhi.
Use more before humid for comparison with than.
Than के साथ तुलना के लिए 'humid' से पहले 'more' आता है।
✗ The humidity is very humid in July.
✓ The humidity is very high in July.
Humidity is described as high or low, not humid.
Humidity को high या low कहा जाता है, humid नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe weather that feels uncomfortable, but they differ in the cause.
तीनों असुविधाजनक मौसम बताते हैं, पर कारण भिन्न है।
Slightly wet, often cold and unpleasant.
थोड़ा गीला, प्रायः ठंडा और अप्रिय।
- The walls were damp after the rain.
Informal; warm, humid and close with no breeze.
अनौपचारिक; गर्म, नम और बिना हवा की घुटन भरी।
- It is muggy tonight; I cannot sleep.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
hu·mid
?Which word?
Keep the weather words together: humid (warm and damp), muggy (unpleasantly warm and damp, informal), sultry (hot and humid, often before a storm), arid (very dry, with little rain), temperate (mild).
मौसम के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: humid (गर्म और नम), muggy (अप्रिय रूप से गर्म और नम, अनौपचारिक), sultry (गर्म और उमस भरा, प्रायः तूफ़ान से पहले), arid (बहुत सूखा, कम वर्षा वाला), temperate (सम)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: humidity is the amount of water vapour in the air; it is measured with a hygrometer.
विज्ञान में humidity हवा में जलवाष्प की मात्रा है; इसे hygrometer से मापा जाता है।