vaporous
pronunciation
How to pronounce vaporous in British English:
UK [ˈveɪpərəs]
How to pronounce vaporous in American English:
US [ˈvepərəs]
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- Adjective:
- so thin as to transmit light
- resembling or characteristic of vapor
- filled with vapor
Word Origin
- vaporous (adj.)
- late 14c., from Late Latin vaporosus "full of steam," from Latin vaporus, from vapor (see vapor).
Example
- 1. Having the nature of vapor ; vaporous .
- 2. He is a vaporous and shifting mirage .
- 3. The factory exhausts vaporous wastes through a pipe .
- 4. Exhaust vaporous wastes through a pipe .
- 5. The case for reserving american gas for american buyers is vaporous , however .