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title: humidity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «humidity» in the school dictionary: The amount of water vapour (invisible water in gas form) in the air. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# humidity

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**Who acts:** damp sticky heavy feeling, humidity, everything, Deserts, weather app, High humidity · **What happens:** amount, hold, be, feel, have, say · **To what, where:** water vapour, air, lot, low humidity, 85 percent, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«humidity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [humidity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/humidity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The amount of water vapour (invisible water in gas form) in the air.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:m1:1
# text = The amount of water vapour (invisible water in gas form) in the air.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	vapour	vapour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amount** |  |  | water vapour |  | the air |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient in=place |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The damp, sticky, heavy feeling of air that holds a lot of water vapour, as on a hot muggy day.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:m2:1
# text = The damp, sticky, heavy feeling of air that holds a lot of water vapour, as on a hot muggy day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	vapour	vapour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	muggy	muggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the damp sticky heavy feeling of air | a lot of water vapour |  |  | day |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The humidity in the rainforest is very high, so everything feels damp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:x1:1
# text = The humidity in the rainforest is very high, so everything feels damp.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	humidity	humidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	nsubj	_	_
12	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
13	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the humidity in the rainforest |  |  |  |  | high *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | present | everything |  |  |  |  | damp *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deserts usually have low humidity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:x2:1
# text = Deserts usually have low humidity.
1	Deserts	desert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	humidity	humidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Deserts | low humidity |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent humidity=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weather app says the humidity is 85 percent today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:x3:1
# text = The weather app says the humidity is 85 percent today.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	humidity	humidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	85	85	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	percent	percent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
10	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the weather app |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the humidity | 85 percent |  |  | today |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
High humidity makes it hard for sweat to dry, so we feel hot and sticky.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:x4:1
# text = High humidity makes it hard for sweat to dry, so we feel hot and sticky.
1	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	humidity	humidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sweat	sweat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | High humidity | it |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **dry** | to-infinitive | High humidity *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **feel** | present | we |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We measured the humidity in the classroom with a hygrometer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:x5:1
# text = We measured the humidity in the classroom with a hygrometer.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measured	measure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	humidity	humidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hygrometer	hygrometer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | We | the humidity |  | the classroom |  | with a hygrometer | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme humidity=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bread goes mouldy faster when the humidity is high.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:x6:1
# text = Bread goes mouldy faster when the humidity is high.
1	Bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mouldy	mouldy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	humidity	humidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Bread |  |  |  |  | fast, mouldy *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the humidity |  |  |  |  | high *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My hair goes frizzy in the humidity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:x7:1
# text = My hair goes frizzy in the humidity.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	frizzy	frizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	humidity	humidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | My hair |  |  |  |  | frizzy *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Florida summers are famous for their heat and humidity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humidity:x8:1
# text = Florida summers are famous for their heat and humidity.
1	Florida	Florida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	summers	summer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	humidity	humidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Florida summers |  |  |  |  | for their heat and humidity; famous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **heat** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |

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