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Meaning of 'vaporous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vaporous [ a.]
- Having the form or nature of vapor.
- Full of vapors or exhalations.
- Producing vapors; hence, windy; flatulent.
- Unreal; unsubstantial; vain; whimsical.

Meaning of 'vaporous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vaporous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- so thin as to transmit light
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (2):
- filled with vapor
Example in sentence:
  • a vaporous bog;
  • miasmic jungles
Meaning (3):
- resembling or characteristic of vapor
Example in sentence:
  • vaporous clouds

Nearby Words:

vap vapid vapidity vapor vaporability vaporable vaporate vaporation vapored vaporer

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