Vapourous (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The vaporous atmosphere of the tropical rainforest made it difficult to see more than a few feet ahead.
- The early morning mist created a vaporous layer over the valley, giving it an air of mystery.
- The misty and vaporous environment of the remote mountain lake was home to many species of amphibians.
- As the water boiled, it formed a vaporous cloud that obscured the surrounding vegetables in the steamer.
- The air outside was cool and vaporous, carrying the sweet scent of wet flowers and earth.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The artist's use of soft brushstrokes created vaporous clouds that seemed to disappear into the sky.
- The early morning air was filled with the sweet smell of blooming flowers and a vaporous mist that rose from the ground.
- Her voice was barely audible as she spoke, her words hanging vaporous in the air like the gentle wisps of a summer cloud.
- The cityscape was shrouded in a vaporous haze that obscured the towering skyscrapers and made the streets seem mysterious and unknown.
- The photograph captured the vaporous quality of the waterfall, its delicate tendrils of spray hanging suspended in the air.
Synonyms
Meaning 3
So thin as to transmit light; "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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The designer's collection featured vapourous evening gowns that seemed to shimmer under the stage lights.
- The vapourous drapes provided a delicate touch of elegance to the luxurious bedroom.
- The ballerina's vapourous tutu caught my eye as she twirled across the stage.
- A vapourous mist rose from the forest floor as the sun rose higher in the sky.
- Her vapourous silk shawl flowed delicately behind her as she walked through the crowded room.