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humidifier

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ūmeō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English humidify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English humidifier From humidify + -er.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: увільгатня́льнік (uvilʹhatnjálʹnik) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Catalan: humidificador — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Chinese Cantonese: 放濕機 /放湿机 (fong3 sap1 gei1) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Chinese Mandarin: 加濕器 /加湿器 (jiāshīqì) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Czech: zvlhčovač vzduchu — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Dutch: luchtbevochtiger — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Finnish: ilmankostutin — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • French: humidificateur — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • French: saturateur — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Galician: humidificador — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Georgian: სატენიანებელი (saṭenianebeli) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Georgian: დამატენიანებელი (damaṭenianebeli) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Georgian: ჰაერის დამატენიანებელი (haeris damaṭenianebeli) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • German: Luftbefeuchter — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • German: Befeuchter — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Italian: umidificatore — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Japanese: 加濕器 (kashitsu-ki) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Korean: 가습기 (gaseupgi) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Macedonian: развлажнувач (razvlažnuvač) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Macedonian: навлажнувач (navlažnuvač) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Mongolian: агаар чийгшүүлэгч (agaar čiigšüülegč) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Mongolian: чийглүүр (čiiglüür) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Mongolian: ᠠᠭᠠᠷ ᠴᠢᠭᠢᠭᠰᠢᠭᠦᠯᠦᠭᠴᠢ (aɣar čigigsiɣülügči) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Mongolian: ᠴᠢᠭᠢᠭ᠌ᠯᠡᠭᠦᠷ (čigiglegür) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Polish: nawilżacz — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Portuguese: umidificador — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Portuguese: humidificador — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Russian: увлажни́тель (uvlažnítelʹ) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Spanish: humidificador — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Swedish: luftfuktare — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air
  • Ukrainian: зволо́жувач (zvolóžuvač) — A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air