Diaphanous vs Vaporous - What's the Difference?

Diaphanous

Vaporous

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • so thin as to transmit light
Definition as Adjective
  • so thin as to transmit light
  • filled with vapor
  • resembling or characteristic of vapor

Synonyms

Examples

  • "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"
  • "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"
  • "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog"
  • "vaporous clouds"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective

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See also

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