vapor

¹va·por

noun \ˈvā-pər\

Definition of VAPOR

1

: diffused matter (as smoke or fog) suspended floating in the air and impairing its transparency

2

a : a substance in the gaseous state as distinguished from the liquid or solid state b : a substance (as gasoline, alcohol, mercury, or benzoin) vaporized for industrial, therapeutic, or military uses; also : a mixture (as the explosive mixture in an internal combustion engine) of such a vapor with air

3

a : something unsubstantial or transitory : phantasm b : a foolish or fanciful idea

4

plural a archaic : exhalations of bodily organs (as the stomach) held to affect the physical or mental condition b : a depressed or hysterical nervous condition

Origin of VAPOR

Middle English vapour, from Anglo-French vapor, from Latin, steam, vapor

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with VAPOR

aper, caper, draper, japer, paper, raper, scraper, shaper, taper