So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film

• vapory

  1. Vaporous.

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  1. Vaporous.

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• vaporous

  1. Relating to or resembling vapor:
  2. Producing vapors; volatile.
  3. Full of vapors.

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  1. Relating to or resembling vapor:
  2. Producing vapors; volatile.
  3. Full of vapors.

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• transparent

  1. Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material.
  2. Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.
  3. So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.

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  1. Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material.
  2. Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.
  3. So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.

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• sheer

  1. To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
  2. A swerving or deviating course.
  3. The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.

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  1. To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
  2. A swerving or deviating course.
  3. The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.

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• gossamery

  1. Like gossamer; flimsy.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. Like gossamer; flimsy.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• gossamer

  1. A fine film of cobwebs that is often seen floating in the air or is caught on bushes or grass.
  2. Something that is light, delicate, or sheer, such as fabric.
  3. Sheer, light, or delicate:

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  1. A fine film of cobwebs that is often seen floating in the air or is caught on bushes or grass.
  2. Something that is light, delicate, or sheer, such as fabric.
  3. Sheer, light, or delicate:

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• filmy

  1. Resembling film in thinness or translucency; gauzy:
  2. Covered with a film or sheen:

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  1. Resembling film in thinness or translucency; gauzy:
  2. Covered with a film or sheen:

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• ethereal

  1. Extremely light or delicate:
  2. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.
  3. Spiritual or otherworldly.

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  1. Extremely light or delicate:
  2. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.
  3. Spiritual or otherworldly.

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• diaphanous

  1. Sufficiently thin or airy as to be translucent:
  2. Of such fine composition as to be easily damaged or broken; delicate:

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  1. Sufficiently thin or airy as to be translucent:
  2. Of such fine composition as to be easily damaged or broken; delicate:

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• airy

  1. Open to or allowing in air; breezy or drafty:
  2. Extensive in area or height; spacious:
  3. High in the air; lofty:

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  1. Open to or allowing in air; breezy or drafty:
  2. Extensive in area or height; spacious:
  3. High in the air; lofty:

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• aery

  1. Ethereal.

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  1. Ethereal.

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• aerial

  1. Of, in, or caused by the air.
  2. Existing or living in the air.
  3. Reaching high into the air; lofty.

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  1. Of, in, or caused by the air.
  2. Existing or living in the air.
  3. Reaching high into the air; lofty.

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