vapourous

vapourous
adjective
1. so thin as to transmit light
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a hat with a diaphanous veil

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filmy wings of a moth

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gauzy clouds of dandelion down

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gossamer cobwebs

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sheer silk stockings

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transparent chiffon

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vaporous silks

Syn:
Similar to: ↑thin
Derivationally related forms: ↑cobweb (for: ↑cobwebby), ↑transparency (for: ↑transparent), ↑transparentness (for: ↑transparent), ↑gauze (for: ↑gauzy), ↑film (for: ↑filmy)
2. filled with vapor
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miasmic jungles

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a vaporous bog

Syn: ↑miasmal, ↑miasmic, ↑vaporous
Similar to: ↑cloudy
Derivationally related forms: ↑vapor (for: ↑vaporous), ↑miasma (for: ↑miasmic), ↑miasma (for: ↑miasmal)
3. resembling or characteristic of vapor
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vaporous clouds

Syn: ↑vaporific, ↑vapourific, ↑vaporish, ↑vapourish, ↑vaporous
Similar to: ↑gaseous
Derivationally related forms: ↑vapor (for: ↑vaporous)

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