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English adjective: vapourous | |||
| 1. | vapourous so thin as to transmit light | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous | ||
| Similar | thin | ||
| Antonyms | thick | ||
| 2. | vapourous resembling or characteristic of vapor | ||
| Samples | Vaporous clouds. | ||
| Synonyms | vaporific, vaporish, vaporous, vapourific, vapourish | ||
| Similar | gaseous | ||
| Antonyms | liquid, solid | ||
| 3. | vapourous filled with vapor | ||
| Samples | Miasmic jungles. A vaporous bog. | ||
| Synonyms | miasmal, miasmic, vaporous | ||
| Similar | cloudy | ||
| Antonyms | clear | ||
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