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Humidity vs Suffocation - What's the difference?

humidity | suffocation |

As nouns the difference between humidity and suffocation

is that humidity is dampness, especially that of the air while suffocation is suffocation.

humidity

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • dampness, especially that of the air.
  • the amount of water vapour in the air.
  • Derived terms

    * absolute humidity * relative humidity * specific humidity

    suffocation

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.
  • A child left unattended may die of suffocation .
  • (countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
  • The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

    Synonyms

    * asphyxia