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Pronunciation / Transliteration: umi-da-de
"A umidade do solo aumentou após a chuva."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or condition of being wet.
"The wetness of the ground after the rain made it difficult to walk." - 2
A measure of the amount of moisture present in a substance.
"The wetness of the sponge indicated it had absorbed a lot of water."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'wetness' originates from the Old English 'wæt', meaning moist or damp, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *wataz. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass not just physical moisture but also metaphorical uses in literature and speech.
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Humidité
Transliteration: umidite
"L'humidité de l'air était très élevée."
Feuchtigkeit
Transliteration: foy-ch-tihg-kite
"Die Feuchtigkeit des Bodens war nach dem Regen hoch."
Umidità
Transliteration: umi-di-ta
"L'umidità dell'aria era insopportabile."
Humedad
Transliteration: ume-dad
"La humedad del aire era muy alta."
Umidade
Transliteration: umi-da-de
"A umidade do solo aumentou após a chuva."
नमीयता
Transliteration: nami-yata
"वातावरण की नमीयता बहुत अधिक थी।"
湿度
Transliteration: shī dù
"空气的湿度很高。"
습기
Transliteration: seup-gi
"공기의 습기가 매우 높았다."
湿気
Transliteration: shitsuke
"空気の湿気が非常に高かった。"
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