HyperDic: vaporous

English > 3 senses of the word vaporous:
ADJECTIVEallvaporous, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vapourous, cobwebbyso thin as to transmit light
allvaporous, vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vapourousresembling or characteristic of vapor
allvaporous, miasmal, miasmic, vapourousfilled with vapor
English > vaporous: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningSo thin as to transmit light.
Example "vaporous silks"
Synonymsdiaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vapourous, cobwebby
BroaderthinOf relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Spanishdiáfano, transparente
Catalantransparent
English > vaporous: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningresembling or characteristic of vapor.
Example"vaporous clouds"
Synonymsvaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vapourous
BroadergaseousExisting as or having characteristics / characteristics of a gas
Spanishvaporoso
Nounsvapora visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
English > vaporous: 3 senses > adjective 3
MeaningFilled with vapor.
Example "a vaporous bog"
Synonymsmiasmal, miasmic, vapourous
BroadercloudyFull of or covered with clouds
Spanishmiasmático
Catalanmiasmàtic
Nounsvapora visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

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