Associations to the word «Vaporous»

Wiktionary

VAPOROUS, adjective. Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial.

Dictionary definition

VAPOROUS, adjective. 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".
VAPOROUS, adjective. Resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds".
VAPOROUS, adjective. Filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne