Definitions for vaporousˈveɪ pər əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
va•por•ousˈveɪ pər əs(adj.)
having the form of vapor:
a vaporous cloud.
Category: Meteorology
full of vapor; foggy.
Category: Meteorology
giving off or obscured by vapor.
diaphanous:
vaporous fabrics.
vaguely formed, fanciful, or unsubstantial.
Origin of vaporous:
1520–30
va′por•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby(adj)
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"
vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous, vapourous(adj)
resembling or characteristic of vapor
"vaporous clouds"
miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous(adj)
filled with vapor
"miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog"
Wiktionary
vaporous(Adjective)
Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial.
Origin: vapour + -ous
Webster Dictionary
Vaporous(adj)
having the form or nature of vapor
Vaporous(adj)
full of vapors or exhalations
Vaporous(adj)
producing vapors; hence, windy; flatulent
Vaporous(adj)
unreal; unsubstantial; vain; whimsical
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