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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshumedad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: u-me-dad
"La humedad del pastel era perfecta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being slightly wet, damp, or containing a moderate amount of liquid.
"The baker checked the cake for moistness before taking it out of the oven." - 2
A pleasant freshness or humidity in the air or soil.
"Early in the morning, the garden was alive with the cool moistness of the dew."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective moist, which entered Middle English via Old French meist from the Late Latin musteus meaning 'new' or 'fresh', ultimately rooted in the Latin mustum for 'must' or 'new wine'. The nominal suffix -ness of Germanic origin was then appended to denote the quality or state of being moist.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moistness" is said worldwide
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l'humidité
Transliteration: ly-my-di-te
"L'humidité du gâteau était parfaite."
Feuchtigkeit
Transliteration: foysh-tikh-kayt
"Die Feuchtigkeit des Kuchens war perfekt."
umidità
Transliteration: u-mi-di-ta
"L'umidità della torta era perfetta."
humedad
Transliteration: u-me-dad
"La humedad del pastel era perfecta."
umidade
Transliteration: u-mi-da-de
"A umidade do bolo estava perfeita."
नमी
Transliteration: namī
"केक में नमी बिल्कुल सही थी।"
湿度
Transliteration: shī dù
"蛋糕的湿度刚刚好。"
촉촉함
Transliteration: chok-chok-ham
"케이크의 촉촉함이 완벽했다."
湿り気
Transliteration: shimeriki
"ケーキの湿り気がちょうどよかった。"
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