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1. (adj.) vaporous
having the form of vapor:
a vaporous cloud.
2. vaporous
full of vapor; foggy.
3. vaporous
giving off or obscured by vapor.
4. vaporous
diaphanous:
vaporous fabrics.
5. vaporous
vaguely formed, fanciful, or unsubstantial.
Etymology: (1520–30)
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| Definition of 'vaporous' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
so thin as to transmit light
"a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
2. (adj) vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous, vapourous
resembling or characteristic of vapor
"vaporous clouds"
3. (adj) miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous
filled with vapor
"miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) vaporous
having the form or nature of vapor
2. (adj) vaporous
full of vapors or exhalations
3. (adj) vaporous
producing vapors; hence, windy; flatulent
4. (adj) vaporous
unreal; unsubstantial; vain; whimsical
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