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- Dictionaryvaporous/ˈveɪp(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. of the nature of, characterized by, or filled with vapour: "the vaporous atmosphere"
- 2. lacking in substance or clarity; vague: "the vaporous notion of free will"
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VAPOROUS definition: 1. consisting of or filled with vapour (= gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from…. Learn more.
Vaporous means foggy, or made of gas. On a misty morning, the cool, vaporous air by the sea might send you back home for a raincoat. In science, this adjective is used for gases, including the vaporous water detected in the atmosphere of a distant planet, or the invisible swirl of vaporous wax that hovers above a lit candle.
1. : consisting or characteristic of vapor. 2. : producing vapors : volatile. 3. : containing or obscured by vapors : misty. 4. a. : ethereal, unsubstantial. b. : consisting of or indulging in vaporings. vaporously adverb. vaporousness noun. Examples of vaporous in a Sentence.
Definition of vaporous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Vaporous definition: having the form or characteristics of vapor. See examples of VAPOROUS used in a sentence.
That there is an atmosphere, or an orb of gross vaporous air, immediately encompassing the body of the moon. Many vaporous shapes have been captured on video and in photos. Many people mistakenly refer to vaporous shapes or trails of fog-like mist as ectoplasm.
1. resembling or full of vapour. [...] 2. another word for vaporific [...] 3. lacking permanence or substance; ephemeral or fanciful. [...] More. Synonyms of 'vaporous' • foggy, misty, grey [...] • airy, insubstantial, imaginary [...] • damp, moist, wet [...] More. Examples of 'vaporous' in a sentence.
va•por•ous (vā′ pər əs), adj. Meteorology having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud. Meteorology full of or abounding in vapor; foggy; misty: a vaporous twilight. producing or giving off vapor: a vaporous bog.
vaporous. volume_up. UK /ˈveɪp (ə)rəs/ adjective 1. of the nature of, characterized by, or filled with vapour the vaporous atmosphere vaporous poisons 2. lacking in substance or clarity; vague the vaporous notion of free will the terminology is rather vaporous. derivatives. vaporousness. More. Browse by letters. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L.
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