English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Humidity Pronunciation
Humidity is pronounced hyoo-MI-duh-tee, IPA /hjuˈmɪdəti/.
hyoo-MI-duh-tee
US /hjuˈmɪdəti/ · UK /hjuːˈmɪdɪti/
Syllables: hyoo · MI · duh · tee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The amount of water vapour in the air.
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Humidity in a Sentence
- The humidity made the afternoon unbearable.
- Low humidity is hard on wooden instruments.
- Humidity in the greenhouse is checked twice a day.
Common Mispronunciations of Humidity
Not hoo-MI-duh-tee
English pairs the h with a y here, as it does in human and humour, which makes the first beat hyoo.
Not HYOO-mi-di-tee
Hand the beat to MI, the second of four. Humid leads with its own vowel, but the longer word does not.
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