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Vaporous

Having the form or nature of vapor.

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Cloudy 84% connected

Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.

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Cloudy 84% connected

Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.

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Gaseous 84% connected

In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an aeriform fluid.

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Gaseous 84% connected

In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an aeriform fluid.

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

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Transparence 74% connected

The quality or state of being transparent; transparency.

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Transparence 74% connected

The quality or state of being transparent; transparency.

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Vapor 74% connected

Any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid.

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Vapor 74% connected

Any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid.

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Cobwebby 92% connected

Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.

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Diaphanous 92% connected

Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear.

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Filmy 92% connected

Composed of film or films.

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Gauzy 92% connected

Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as gauze.

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Gossamer 92% connected

A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze o…

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Miasmal 92% connected

Containing miasma; miasmatic.

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Sheer 92% connected

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

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Transparent 92% connected

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transp…

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Vaporific 92% connected

Producing vapor; tending to pass, or to cause to pass, into vapor; thus, volatile fluids are vaporific; heat is a vaporific agent.

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Vaporish 92% connected

Full of vapors; vaporous.

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