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vaporous |
Overview of adj vaporous The adj vaporous has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, cobwebby -- (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") 2. vaporific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous -- (resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds") 3. miasmal, miasmic, vaporous -- (filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog") Antonyms of adj vaporous 3 senses of vaporous Sense 1 diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, cobwebby INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> thick Sense 2 vaporific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous INDIRECT (VIA liquid, gaseous) -> solid INDIRECT (VIA gaseous, solid) -> liquid Sense 3 miasmal, miasmic, vaporous INDIRECT (VIA cloudy) -> clear Similarity of adj vaporous 3 senses of vaporous Sense 1 diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, cobwebby => thin (vs. thick) Sense 2 vaporific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous => gaseous (vs. solid) (vs. liquid) Sense 3 miasmal, miasmic, vaporous => cloudy (vs. clear) Attributes of adj vaporous Familiarity of adj vaporous vaporous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj vaporous vaporous Overview of adj vaporous The adj vaporous has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, cobwebby -- (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") 2. vaporific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous -- (resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds") 3. miasmal, miasmic, vaporous -- (filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog")
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