mugginess
Oppressive summer humidity
Mugginess is oppressively humid warmth—the quality of air that feels thick, damp, and stifling.
The word captures that sticky discomfort when heat combines with moisture: The mugginess made it hard to breathe.
Summer in humid climates is defined by mugginess.
Small amounts of liquid
- dampnessMild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
- saturationState of complete permeation
- dewpointCondensation onset temperature
vapor · condensation · dew · fog · mist · haze · humidity · evaporation
Oppressively hot and close
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- smotheringDepriving of air
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- heavyOf great mass
uncomfortable · exhausting · enervating · draining · debilitating · oppressive · airless · breathless
moisture
Small amounts of liquid
- dampnessMild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
- saturationState of complete permeation
dewpoint · vapor · condensation · dew · fog · mist · haze · humidity · evaporation · transpiration
stifling
Oppressively hot and close
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- smotheringDepriving of air
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
heavy · uncomfortable · exhausting · enervating · draining · debilitating · oppressive · airless · breathless · close
steamy
Hot, moist, or erotic
languid · lush · hot · humid · summery · August · jungle · greenhouse · bayou · sauna
clammy
Moist and cool
sweaty · moist · dewy · glistening · slick · perspiration · skin · shirt · sheets · hair
- humidityrelative humidity, humidity sensor, humidity reading, humidity control, humid
- moisturemoisture, humidity, dampness, wetness, wet
- rainy seasonrain, monsoon, rainfall, wet season, rainy season
- atmospheric conditionscloudiness, fogginess, mistiness, haziness, smokiness
- abiotic factorssunlight, temperature, water, oxygen, soil
- stuffy roommustiness, staleness, airlessness, fustiness, stagnation
mugginessdryness
Absence of moisture
aridity · aridness · dry air · low humidity · desiccation