vaporous
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈveɪpərəs/
- US
:
vaporoso
- The grandmist of the morning created a vaporous landscape that felt otherworldly.
Now we're dealing with an enemy that is so vaporous, like Al Qaeda, it's hard to pinpoint exactly who to attack.
- Now we're dealing with an enemy that is so vaporous, like Al Qaeda, it's hard to pinpoint exactly who to attack.
Examples
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But maybe there is something redemptive in all this—though, for an art historian such as myself, it's a shaky, vaporous affair.
Academic text (2006) -
Her form wavered, and to Jobber she appeared vaporous, as fragile as the mist.
Fiction book (1991) -
And now dead, a nothing, his fame turned to vaporous memory.
Fiction book (2000) -
His arch, it now seemed to him, was built of vaporous speculation, a light enough material until it fell on your head.
Fiction book (2001) -
But her eyes were a lively, vaporous blue, and she smiled when she talked.
Fiction book (1998) -
His eyes were smoke and his mouth was smoke, his tall, lean body dissolving, vaporous and gray.
Fiction book (2000) -
I can talk of time in no other way; the seasons passed in front of us, vaporous yet stark, as the earth reminded us daily of what needed to be completed or renewed.
Fiction book (1999) -
Thoreau would associate with vaporous breath, exhalations, or clouds.
Academic text (2003) -
A glowing, vaporous-orange corridor.
Fiction book (1996) -
I could stare at her incessantly, excitedly; the bathhouse and the vaporous solitude had taught her to solve dilemmas on her own.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
15
1.0
Air with small drops of water that make it hard to see
12
4.0
Very thin and almost see-through, like light fabric
9
3.2
Full of steam or covered in mist
7
6.7
Very thin and light, often letting light pass through like a curtain
6
3.4
Very light and delicate, often seeming to float
4
5.8
A thin, light layer that is almost see-through
4
9.6
Very light, delicate material that is almost transparent
1
8.6
Very light and delicate like a thin cloth or spider web
1
7.5
A thing that has thin spider webs on it
Misty because tiny drops of water fill the air
Thin and faint like a light mist
Looking light and cloudy like steam or mist
Looks or moves like air, being light and not solid
A very thin, light cloth that is almost see-through
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How Misty
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Etymology
Vaporous comes from the simple word vapor, which means 'steam' or 'mist'. Think of a dream or idea that is like steam, soft and unclear and hard to hold, which is why vaporous can mean something vague or not solid.