Misty vs Vaporous - What's the difference?
misty | vaporous |
With mist; foggy.
(figuratively) With tears in the eyes.
Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial.
* 1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
* 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning
As adjectives the difference between misty and vaporous
is that misty is with mist; foggy while vaporous is relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial.misty
English
Adjective
(er)- It’s a very misty morning this morning - I can’t see a thing!
- ''Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.
Derived terms
* misty-eyedAnagrams
*vaporous
English
Alternative forms
* vapourousAdjective
(en adjective)- O hateful, vaporous , and foggy night!
- So whosoever shall entertain high and vaporous imaginations, instead of a laborious and sober inquiry of truth, shall beget hopes and beliefs of strange and impossible shapes.