Synonyms for vaporous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : vey-per-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈveɪ pər əs |
Top 10 synonyms for vaporous Other synonyms for the word vaporous
Définition of vaporous
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin vaporus, from vapor (see vapor).
- adj foggy
- adj fanciful
- adj airy
- It is an element which has no right to this country, except in a solid or vaporous state.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- The air is close and vaporous; the domed chamber is damp and musty.
- Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman
- Under this vaporous pall, the fighting was sharp and desperate.
- Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
- She was standing in the corridor, looking out at the vaporous English landscape.
- Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
- How quiet it looked, and, under that vaporous veil, how profound and inscrutable!
- Extract from : « The Crusade of the Excelsior » by Bret Harte
- Oil paintings are only permissible when dreamy and vaporous in tint.
- Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke
- The whole world seemed to be lifted and swimming in vaporous brightness.
- Extract from : « Sisters » by Kathleen Norris
- She seemed also to be vaporous—all but her face and her radiant golden hair.
- Extract from : « Pabo, The Priest » by Sabine Baring-Gould
- My fear fell from me as if it had been a vaporous garment which dissolved in the warmth.
- Extract from : « Dracula » by Bram Stoker
- How freely they coursed through him, how fluid they were, how vaporous, how easy to breathe!
- Extract from : « Swann's Way » by Marcel Proust
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