The difference between Humid and Moist

When used as adjectives, humid means containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere), whereas moist means slightly wet.


Moist is also verb with the meaning: to moisten.

check bellow for the other definitions of Humid and Moist

  1. Humid as an adjective:

    Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery

    Examples:

    "humid earth"

    "'1667 - [[w:John Milton John Milton]], ''Paradise Lost'' (1667)"

  1. Moist as an adjective:

    Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp.

  2. Moist as an adjective:

    Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears.

  3. Moist as an adjective:

    Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp.

  4. Moist as an adjective (science, now, _, historical):

    Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness.

  5. Moist as an adjective (obsolete):

    Watery, liquid, fluid.

  6. Moist as an adjective (medicine):

    Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc.

  7. Moist as an adjective (colloquial):

    Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman).

  1. Moist as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To moisten.

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