vlazhnyj

Vlazhnyj is the transliteration of the Russian adjective влажный. It designates something that contains or is saturated with moisture, or that is characterized by a high level of humidity. In everyday use it covers both damp surfaces and air with noticeable moisture. Common English equivalents are humid, damp, or moist depending on context. It is used to describe weather and climate (влажная погода, влажный климат), air (влажный воздух), surfaces (влажная стена, влажный пол), and living conditions.

The word has masculine form влажный, feminine влажная, neuter влажное, and plural влажные. Its related noun is влажность, meaning humidity, the measure of moisture in the air. The adjective and noun share the same root, stemming from Old Russian and Proto-Slavic roots related to moisture from the noun влага. Related cognates appear in other Slavic languages, for example Ukrainian вологий (volohyj) with a similar meaning.

In usage, влажный is distinct from сырой (damp, raw) and мокрый (wet, soaking). Влажный implies humid or slightly moist conditions, rather than a fully soaked state. In technical contexts, you will see phrases like относительная влажность (relative humidity) and влажность воздуха (air humidity).