humidifier
/hjuːˈmɪdəˌfaɪə/hyoo-MIH-duh-figh-ur
/hjuˈmɪdəˌfaɪɚ/hyoo-MIH-duh-figh-ur
Meaningone that makes moist
Common meaning: a person or thing that humidifies
- hummoisture, liquidLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1928 · scan
- idstem link
- ifiverb ending: to make
- eragent ending: one who
Journey through time
- Latinūmor (hūmor), ūmidus‘moisture, liquid’
- Frenchhumide
- Englishhumidify‘to add moisture to the air’
- Englishformed in English from humidifyhumidifier‘a person or thing that humidifies’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that makes moist. It can be inferred from any of: humidify.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from humidify + -er (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- ūmor (hūmor), ūmidus Latin “moisture, liquid”
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