humidity
/hjuˈmɪd.ə.ti/ noun B1- Dampness, especially that of the air. · The high humidity made the air feel sticky and hot.
- The amount of water vapour in the air. · Plants in the greenhouse thrive in constant humidity.
Plural humidities
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And yet it was not because the damp had been excluded from the garden; the earth, black as soot, the thick foliage of the trees betrayed its presence; besides, had natural humidity been wanting, it could have been immediately supplied by artificial means, thanks to a tank of water, sunk in one of the corners of the garden, and upon which were stationed a frog and a toad, who, from antipathy, no doubt, always remained on the two opposite sides of the basin.
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