English Vocabulary

Wet and heavy

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1 Nov. 2012

In today's Radio Rhubarb news , "wet and heavy" was given as a synonym for "humid" . I personally wouldn't describe a hot day as "wet", which to me means "rainy" ! Am I wrong ? Thanks for your feedback.

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Dwight
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1 Nov. 2012

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"Humid" is more a synonym for "moist", a weaker term than "wet". "Air humidity" is the perecntage of water in the air, so, the air is not considered "wet", but "humid". It's not the amount of rain, it's the water dissolved in the air. A skin cream makes a dry skin "moist", so "humid", even though in that context both words are not quite synonym, because for the skin you use "moist" instead of "humid". I hope that helps a little bit.
Nathalie Pasquier
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6 Nov. 2012

Dwight said

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Dwight said

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Thanks !
[blockquote id="30675"] "Humid" is more a synonym for "moist", a weaker term than "wet". "Air humidity" is the perecntage of water in the air, so, the air is not considered "wet", but "humid". It's not the amount of rain, it's the water dissolved in the air. A skin cream makes a dry skin "moist", so "humid", even though in that context both words are not quite synonym, because for the skin you use "moist" instead of "humid". I hope that helps a little bit. [/blockquote] [blockquote id="30675"] "Humid" is more a synonym for "moist", a weaker term than "wet". "Air humidity" is the perecntage of water in the air, so, the air is not considered "wet", but "humid". It's not the amount of rain, it's the water dissolved in the air. A skin cream makes a dry skin "moist", so "humid", even though in that context both words are not quite synonym, because for the skin you use "moist" instead of "humid". I hope that helps a little bit. [/blockquote] Thanks !

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