| Main Entry: | humidity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very damp weather |
Synonyms: |
clamminess, dampness, dankness, dew, dewiness, evaporation, fogginess, heaviness, humectation, humidness, moistness, moisture, mugginess, oppressiveness, sogginess, steam, steaminess, stickiness, sultriness, sweatiness, swelter, thickness, vaporization, wet, wetness |
Antonyms: |
aridity, dryness |
| Main Entry: | moisture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dampness; liquid |
Synonyms: |
damp, dankness, dew, drizzle, fog, humidity, mist, perspiration, precipitation, rain, sweat, water, wateriness, wet, wetness |
Antonyms: |
dryness |
| Concept: | Moisture. |
| Category: | 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
moisture; moistness; humidity, humectation; madefaction, dew; serein; marsh; hygrometry, hygrometer.
-verbs
moisten, wet; humect, humectate; sponge, damp, bedew; imbue, imbrue, infiltrate, saturate; soak, drench (water)., be moist; not have a dry thread; perspire (exude).
-adjectives
moist, damp; watery; madid, roric; undried, humid, sultry, wet, dank, luggy, dewy; roral, rorid; roscid; juicy., wringing wet, soaking wet; wet through to the skin; saturated, like a wet rat., swashy, soggy, dabbled; reeking, dripping, soaking, soft, sodden, sloppy, muddy; swampy (marshy); irriguous.
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Antonyms: |
dryness |
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