Vaporous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so thin as to transmit light

resembling or characteristic of vapor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈeɪpɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈeɪpəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈeɪpəɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈeɪpɚɹəs/.

Examples

a hat with a diaphanous veil
filmy wings of a moth
gauzy clouds of dandelion down

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

miasmic diaphanous filmy vaporific gossamer cobwebby vapourous vaporish see-through gauzy miasmal gauze-like sheer transparent vapourish vapourific

Parts of Speech

adjective	so thin as to transmit light “a hat with a diaphanous veil”
adjective	resembling or characteristic of vapor “vaporous clouds”
adjective	filled with vapor “miasmic jungles”

Word Forms

film	noun	a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
gauze	noun	a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
transparency	noun	permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
transparentness	noun	the quality of being clear and transparent
cobweb	noun	a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
vapor	noun	a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
miasma	noun	unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dampfförmig

so dünn, dass es Licht durchlässt

🇫🇷French

vaporeux

si mince qu'il transmet la lumière

🇪🇸Spanish

vaporoso

tan delgado que transmite luz

🇮🇹Italian

vaporoso

così sottile da trasmettere la luce

🇳🇱Dutch

dampig

zo dun dat het licht doorlaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

vaporoso

tão fino que transmite luz

🇷🇺Russian

парообразный

настолько тонкий, что пропускает свет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाप बनाना

इतना पतला कि प्रकाश संचारित कर सके

🇧🇩Bengali

বাষ্পযুক্ত

আলো প্রেরণ করার মতো পাতলা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆவியான

ஒளியைக் கடத்தும் அளவுக்கு மெல்லியது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిరితో కూడిన

కాంతిని ప్రసారం చేసేంత సన్నగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बाष्पयुक्त

प्रकाश प्रसारित करण्यासाठी पातळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાષ્પયુક્ત

પ્રકાશ પ્રસારિત કરવા માટે તેટલું પાતળું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆವಿಯಾದ

ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ರವಾನಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ತೆಳುವಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീരാവി

പ്രകാശം കടത്താൻ കഴിയുന്നത്ര നേർത്തതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਫ਼ਦਾਰ

ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਚਾਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੰਨਾ ਪਤਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بخارات

روشنی کو منتقل کرنے کے لئے اتنی پتلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

气态的

薄到可以透光

🇯🇵Japanese

蒸気状の

光を透過するほど薄い

🇰🇷Korean

증기 비슷한

빛이 투과될 정도로 얇다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bốc hơi

mỏng đến mức có thể truyền ánh sáng

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นไอ

บางจนสามารถส่งผ่านแสงได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tdk jelas

sangat tipis untuk mentransmisikan cahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

umuusok

napakanipis na nagpapadala ng liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

berwap

sangat nipis untuk menghantar cahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضبابي

رقيقة جدًا بحيث تنقل الضوء

🇮🇷Persian

بخاردار

آنقدر نازک که بتواند نور را از خود عبور دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

buharlı

ışığı geçirecek kadar ince

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַהְבִּיל

כל כך דק כדי להעביר אור

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