vaporous

ˈveɪpərəs

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Definition of vaporous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

gas

Rare

related to or having the characteristics of vapor

Rare

The vaporous clouds drifted across the sky.

foggy

gaseous

misty

science

Rare

emitting or giving off vapor

Rare

The vaporous geyser erupted with force.

foggy

hazy

misty

illusion

Rare

insubstantial or illusory

Rare

Her promises were as vaporous as fog, disappearing with the slightest scrutiny..

ethereal

insubstantial

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Origin of vaporous

Latin, vaporosus (full of vapor)

Examples of vaporous in a sentence

Vaporous fumes rose from the hot springs.
The vaporous mist enveloped the valley.
A vaporous cloud formed above the hot spring.
His vaporous ideas never materialized into real projects.
The ghostly figure was vaporous, barely visible in the moonlight.

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French:vaporeux, vaporisé, ...
German:dampfförmig, flüchtig, ...
Italian:vaporoso, illusorio, ...
Spanish:vaporosas, vaporoso, ...
Portuguese:vaporoso, fumegante, ...
Chinese:如蒸汽般的, 雾状的, ...
Japanese:霧状の, 蒸気を発する, ...
Arabic:بُخاري, مُبَخِّر, ...
Hebrew:אָדִי, אַדִּי, ...
Russian:паровой, испаряющийся, ...
Ukrainian:пароподібний, паруючий, ...
Hindi:वाष्पमय, वाष्पशील, ...
Bengali:বাষ্পীয়, বাষ্পমুক্ত, ...
Catalan:vaporós, fumejant, ...
Czech:parní, parný, ...
Danish:dampagtig, dampende, ...
Dutch:dampig, dampend, ...
Greek:ατμώδης, ατμοποιητικός, ...
Hungarian:gőzszerű, gőzölgő, ...
Khmer:ចំហាយ, បញ្ចេញចំហាយ, ...
Korean:증기의, 증기를 내뿜는, ...
Persian:بخارگونه, بخارزا, ...
Polish:parowy, parujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):vaporoso, fumegante, ...
Romanian:vapori, vaporos, ...
Swedish:ånglik, ångande, ...
Thai:เป็นไอระเหย, ที่มีไอ, ...
Turkish:buharlı, buhar çıkaran, ...
Vietnamese:mờ hơi nước, tỏa hơi nước, ...

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Adjective

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