vaporous

[ vey-per-uhs ]

/ ˈveɪ pər əs /

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adjective

having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud.

full of or abounding in vapor; foggy; misty: a vaporous twilight.

producing or giving off vapor: a vaporous bog.

dimmed or obscured with vapor: a low valley surrounded by vaporous mountains.

unsubstantial; diaphanous; airy: vaporous fabrics; vaporous breezes.

vaguely formed, fanciful, or unreliable: vaporous promises.

Origin of vaporous

First recorded in 1520–30; vapor + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM vaporous

va·por·ous·ly, adverbva·por·ous·ness, va·por·os·i·ty

[vey-puh-ros-i-tee], /ˌveɪ pəˈrɒs ɪ ti/, nounnon·va·por·os·i·ty, nounnon·va·por·ous, adjective

non·va·por·ous·ly, adverbnon·va·por·ous·ness, nounun·va·por·os·i·ty, nounun·va·por·ous, adjectiveun·va·por·ous·ly, adverbun·va·por·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby vaporous

vaporish, vaporization, vaporize, vaporizer, vapor lock, vaporous, vapor pressure, vapor tension, vapor trail, vaporware, vapory

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Example sentences from the Web for vaporous

It is an element which has no right to this country, except in a solid or vaporous state.
The Field of Ice|Jules Verne
On strode the stalwart figure, looking neither to right nor left, and behind him trailed the vaporous aroma of the fine cigar.
Vashti|Augusta J. Evans Wilson
Gas, gas, n. a vaporous substance not condensed into a liquid at ordinary terrestrial temperatures and pressures—esp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
And this is not any vaporous imagination, but a most vndoubted trueth.
A Treatise of Witchcraft|Alexander Roberts

These little airy edifices had all the fantastic lightness of the elf-world and all the vaporous freshness of dawn.
Amiel's Journal|Henri-Frdric Amiel

British Dictionary definitions for vaporous

vaporous

/ (ˈveɪpərəs) /

adjective

resembling or full of vapour

another word for vaporific

lacking permanence or substance; ephemeral or fanciful

given to foolish imaginings

dulled or obscured by an atmosphere of vapour

Derived forms of vaporous

vaporously, adverbvaporousness or vaporosity (ˌveɪpəˈrɒsɪtɪ), noun

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单词	vaporous
释义	vaporous [ vey-per-uhs ] / ˈveɪ pər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vaporous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud. full of or abounding in vapor; foggy; misty: a vaporous twilight. producing or giving off vapor: a vaporous bog. dimmed or obscured with vapor: a low valley surrounded by vaporous mountains. unsubstantial; diaphanous; airy: vaporous fabrics; vaporous breezes. vaguely formed, fanciful, or unreliable: vaporous promises. Origin of vaporous First recorded in 1520–30; vapor + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM vaporous va·por·ous·ly, adverbva·por·ous·ness, va·por·os·i·ty [vey-puh-ros-i-tee], /ˌveɪ pəˈrɒs ɪ ti/, nounnon·va·por·os·i·ty, nounnon·va·por·ous, adjective non·va·por·ous·ly, adverbnon·va·por·ous·ness, nounun·va·por·os·i·ty, nounun·va·por·ous, adjectiveun·va·por·ous·ly, adverbun·va·por·ous·ness, noun Words nearby vaporous vaporish, vaporization, vaporize, vaporizer, vapor lock, vaporous, vapor pressure, vapor tension, vapor trail, vaporware, vapory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vaporous It is an element which has no right to this country, except in a solid or vaporous state. The Field of Ice\|Jules Verne On strode the stalwart figure, looking neither to right nor left, and behind him trailed the vaporous aroma of the fine cigar. Vashti\|Augusta J. Evans Wilson Gas, gas, n. a vaporous substance not condensed into a liquid at ordinary terrestrial temperatures and pressures—esp. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various And this is not any vaporous imagination, but a most vndoubted trueth. A Treatise of Witchcraft\|Alexander Roberts These little airy edifices had all the fantastic lightness of the elf-world and all the vaporous freshness of dawn. Amiel's Journal\|Henri-Frdric Amiel British Dictionary definitions for vaporous vaporous / (ˈveɪpərəs) / adjective resembling or full of vapour another word for vaporific lacking permanence or substance; ephemeral or fanciful given to foolish imaginings dulled or obscured by an atmosphere of vapour Derived forms of vaporous vaporously, adverbvaporousness or vaporosity (ˌveɪpəˈrɒsɪtɪ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vaporous misty, smoggy, vapory, airy, wispy, aerial, ethereal, fleeting, foggy, hazy, insubstantial, vague, volatile, halituous
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vaporous

adjective

Origin of vaporous

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Example sentences from the Web for vaporous

British Dictionary definitions for vaporous

adjective

Derived forms of vaporous

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