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vaporousness
Variant of vaporous
vaporous
definition
va·por·ous (vā′pər əs)
adjective
- giving off or forming vapor
- full of vapor; foggy; misty
- like, having the nature of, or characteristic of vapor
- fleeting, unsubstantial, fanciful, etc.: said of things, ideas, etc.
- given to such ideas or talk
Etymology: LL vaporosus
Related Forms:
- vaporously va′·por·ously adverb
- vaporousness va′·por·ous·ness noun or vaporosity va′·por·os′·ity (-pər äs′ə tē)
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