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vaporous
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va·por·ous  (vpr-s)
adj.
1. Relating to or resembling vapor.
2.
a. Producing vapors; volatile.
b. Full of vapors.
3. Insubstantial, vague, or ethereal: "the imponderable mysterious and vaporous illusions of twilight" (John C. Powys). See Synonyms at airy.
4. Extravagantly fanciful; high-flown: vaporous conjecture.

vapor·osi·ty (vp-rs-t), vapor·ous·ness (-pr-s-ns) n.
vapor·ous·ly adv.

vaporous [ˈveɪpərəs]
adj
1. resembling or full of vapour
2. (Physics / General Physics) another word for vaporific
3. lacking permanence or substance; ephemeral or fanciful
4. given to foolish imaginings
5. dulled or obscured by an atmosphere of vapour
vaporously  adv
vaporousness , vaporosity [ˌveɪpəˈrɒsɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vaporous - so thin as to transmit lightvaporous - 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"
thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
2.vaporous - resembling or characteristic of vaporvaporous - resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds"
gaseous - existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state"
3.vaporous - filled with vaporvaporous - filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog"
cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"
Translations
vaporous [ˈveɪpərəs] ADJvaporoso
vaporous
adj
(= like vapour)dampfförmig; (= full of vapour)dunstig; (= of vapour)Dunst-; vaporous mists rising from the swampDünste, die aus dem Sumpf aufsteigen; vaporous gases round the planetnebelartige Gase um den Planeten
(liter: = fanciful) → nebulös, verblasen (geh)


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