vapour

American  

[vey-per] / ˈveɪ pər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. vapor.

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vapour British  

/ ˈveɪpə /

noun

1. particles of moisture or other substance suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc

2. a gaseous substance at a temperature below its critical temperature Compare gas

3. a substance that is in a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point

4. rare something fanciful that lacks substance or permanence

5. archaic a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach

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verb

1. to evaporate or cause to evaporate; vaporize

2. (intr) to make vain empty boasts; brag

Spelling

See -or ¹.

Other Word Forms

• vapour-like
  adjective
• vapourability
  noun
• vapourable
  adjective
• vapourer
  noun
• vapourish
  adjective
• vapourless
  adjective
• vapoury
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of vapour

C14: from Latin vapor

Example Sentences

Vapour rose from the drums embedded in the riverside mud, the surfaces still warm.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Credo Beauty, a retailer which carries Violets are Blue and Vapour Organic Beauty - another brand started by a breast cancer survivor - bans dozens of ingredients linked to health or environmental issues.

From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2020

In other words, in a world with thousands of berry red lipsticks, she helps us choose the Vapour Beauty Aura Multi-Use Stain.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2018

Tracks like "You What? Euphoria!" and centerpiece "Chasing Vapour Trails" rattle to life like ancient machines, threatening to fall apart and combust at a moment’s notice.

From The Verge • May 13, 2016

He should snuff up and inhale the Vapour of Vinegar plentifully, adding it also liberally to the Water he is to drink.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)