French Conversation · Level 55
73 words
French word
humide
Pronunciation
IPA/ymid/
Meaning
- adjectivedamp
Example
Le linge est humide.
The clothes are damp.
More examples
Le sol est humide après la pluie.
The ground is damp after the rain.
Core concept
Something carrying slight moisture, such as laundry that is not yet fully dry.
Common phrases
sol humide
damp ground
peau humide
damp skin
linge humide
damp laundry
Similar words
mouillé: Wet on the surface from contact with a liquid.
trempé: Soaked through with water and extremely wet.
moite: Slightly damp and unpleasantly clammy.
Definition in French
Qui est légèrement mouillé à cause d'une humidité perceptible, au toucher ou à l'odeur, sans être trempé.
Word origin
Humide is a French continuation of Latin humidus, related to the Latin vocabulary of moisture and adopted into French with the same basic sense.
Usage tips
- Humide agrees in gender and number, as in linge humide, serviette humide, and vêtements humides.