World English Dictionary
humid (ˈhjuːmɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| — adj | |
| moist; damp: a humid day | |
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[C16: from Latin ūmidus, from ūmēre to be wet; see
Would
this be the connection? If the comedian were bad, would the person be all
wet? I know that my sense of humor is rather dry,
though. | |
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"Humor" relates to "damp"? Interesting!
Does anyone know how? A perspiring nervous standup comedian comes to
mind....
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humor/humid
...although these two really are cognates, deriving from words meaning "damp."
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Jane Saral <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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On a lighter note, (for an SAT vocab exercise) I wonder if I might solicit words that fit the pattern of noun ending in -or and adjective in -id....
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