vapor
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vapor
- /ˈveɪpə/ UK
- /ˈveɪpɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English vapour, from Anglo-Norman vapour, Old French vapor, from Latin vapor (“steam, heat”).
noun vapors · vapour
- Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air. A mild vapour is thrown out, and not a hot steam; the invention appears to control the amount of the vapor, and and ^([sic]) even the force of the fire which produces it.
- The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid. Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term
- Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
- Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour. Sulphurous fumes have also been recommended, as well as diffusing a variety of vapors in the apartment of the patient; on their beneficial or injurious effects we are unable to speak.
- Hypochondria; melancholy; the blues; hysteria, or other nervous disorder. [T]he Horror of dying in ſuch a miſerable Condition rais'd Vapours into my Head vvith the meer Apprehenſions; and in theſe Hurries of my Soul, I knovv not vvhat my Tongue might expreſs: but it vvas rather Exclamation, ſuch as, Lord! vvhat a miſerable Creature am I?
- Wind; flatulence. The surcharge of the stomack from a gross vapour, and from the poise of some outward weight, are alike
verb vapors · vaporing · vapored · vapour
- To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.
- To turn into vapor. to vapor away a heated fluid
- To emit vapor or fumes. Running waters vapour not so much as standing waters.
- To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster. He vapoured, and fretted, and fumed, and trotted up and down, and tried to make himself pleasing in Miss Hollis's big, quiet, grey eyes, and failed.
- To give (someone) the vapors; to depress, to bore. “I only mean,” cried she, giddily, “that he might have some place a little more pleasant to live in, for really that old moat and draw-bridge are enough to vapour him to death […].”
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: evaporation, vaporization, vaporisation, vapour, mist, evaporative, steam, gaseous, dust, gas, tide, pore, fume, canister, steamer, inhalant
Translations
Every language
noun the gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid
| Español | vapor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 증기 jeunggi |
| 日本語 | 気体 kitai, 蒸気 jōki |
| 中文 | 蒸氣 /蒸气 zhēngqì |
| हिन्दी | वाष्प vāṣp, भाप bhāp, उनाह unāh |
| Português | vapor |
| Français | vapeur |
| Deutsch | Dampf |
| Italiano | gas, vapore |
| Ελληνικά | ατμός atmós |
| Română | abur |
| Русский | пар par, газ gaz |
| Tiếng Việt | hơi |
| العربية | بُخَار buḵār |
| עברית | אֵד ed |
Talk about this word "vapor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vapor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vapor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vapor "vapor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vapor.Cite this
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title = {vapor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vapor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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