- a variation of vapor.
vapour
Americannoun
noun
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particles of moisture or other substance suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc
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a gaseous substance at a temperature below its critical temperature Compare gas
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a substance that is in a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point
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rare something fanciful that lacks substance or permanence
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archaic a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
verb
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to evaporate or cause to evaporate; vaporize
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(intr) to make vain empty boasts; brag
Spelling
See -or 1.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of vapour
C14: from Latin vapor
Example Sentences
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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
Aqueous Vapour in relation to the Terrestrial Temperatures.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
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