vapourous

An archaic or literary adjective describing something that is full of vapor, misty, or insubstantial.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes oder literarisches Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das voller Dampf ist, neblig, dunstig oder unwirklich/substanzlos erscheint.

1. Thin and translucent C2 formal

   So thin or fine that light can pass through; diaphanous.

   • She wore a vaporous silk scarf that floated in the breeze.
   • The vaporous curtains allowed a soft light into the room.
   • The artist painted a vaporous veil over the figure.

   🇩🇪Dünn und durchscheinend

   Synonyme: airydelicatediaphanousetherealfilmyfinegauzygossamersheertenuoustranslucenttransparentwispy

   Antonyme: denseopaquethick

2. Vapor-like C2 formal

   Resembling or having the characteristics of vapor; insubstantial or fleeting.

   • The vaporous clouds drifted across the sky.
   • His memories of that time were vaporous and unclear.
   • The steam rose in vaporous wisps from the hot spring.

   🇩🇪dampfförmig

   Synonyme: airyephemeraletherealfleetingfoggygaseoushazyinsubstantialmistytenuoustransientvaporous

   Antonyme: concretedenselastingmaterialpermanentrealsolidsubstantialtangibleweighty

3. Filled with vapor C2 formal

   Containing or full of vapor; misty or foggy.

   • The morning air was vaporous with fog.
   • The vaporous atmosphere of the swamp made it hard to see.
   • They walked through the vaporous valley at dawn.

   🇩🇪Dampfhaltig

   Synonyme: cloudyfoggyhazymistysmokysteamyvaporous

• more vapourous comparative form
• most vapourous superlative form