Vaporous — Va por*ous, a. [L. vaporosus: cf. vaporeux.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the form or nature of vapor. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. Full of vapors or exhalations. Shak. [1913 Webster] The warmer and more vaporous air of the valleys. Derham. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaporous — index immaterial, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vaporous — late 14c., from L. vaporus, from vapor (see VAPOR (Cf. vapor)) … Etymology dictionary
vaporous — [vā′pər əs] adj. [LL vaporosus] 1. giving off or forming vapor 2. full of vapor; foggy; misty 3. like, having the nature of, or characteristic of vapor 4. a) fleeting, unsubstantial, fanciful, etc.: said of things, ideas, etc. b) … English World dictionary
vaporous — vaporously, adv. vaporousness, vaporosity /vay peuh ros i tee/, n. /vay peuhr euhs/, adj. 1. having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud. 2. full of or abounding in vapor; foggy; misty: a vaporous twilight. 3. producing or… … Universalium
vaporous — adjective 1. 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 … Useful english dictionary
vaporous — va•por•ous [[t]ˈveɪ pər əs[/t]] adj. 1) mer having the form of vapor: a vaporous cloud[/ex] 2) mer full of vapor; foggy 3) giving off or obscured by vapor 4) diaphanous: vaporous fabrics[/ex] 5) vaguely formed, fanciful, or unsubstantial •… … From formal English to slang
vaporous — adjective /ˈveɪpərəs/ Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial. O hateful, vaporous, and foggy night! … Wiktionary
vaporous — vapour (US vapor) ► NOUN 1) moisture or another substance diffused or suspended in the air. 2) Physics a gaseous substance that can be liquefied by pressure alone. 3) (the vapours) dated a fit of faintness, nervousness or depression. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
vaporous — adjective Date: 1527 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
vaporous — Synonyms and related words: adulterated, aerial, aerodynamic, aerostatic, aery, air built, airy, attenuate, attenuated, chimeric, chimerical, cloud born, cloud built, cloud woven, cloudy, cut, dilute, diluted, dreamlike, ethereal, fanciful,… … Moby Thesaurus
