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Definition of "humidity" []

  • Dampness, especially of the air. (noun)
  • Relative humidity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "humidity" in a sentence
  • "The term humidity describes the fact that the atmosphere can contain water vapor."
  • "I'm from Seattle where it rains all of the time and the humidity is always high during the rainy season."
  • "Coming from Arizona where, at this time of the year in the Sonoran desert, the humidity is about 8-10% - and the temperature in the 80's-90's - that's when an evaporative cooler works best Pete."