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wispish

adjective

Definition of wispishnext
as in gaseous

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  1. gaseous
  2. tenuous
  3. thin
  4. vaporous
  5. invisible
  6. diaphanous
  7. intangible
Adjective
  • The sky reminds Laurel less of Earth than of some gaseous planet, streams of indigo and violet and shocking pink, the setting sun layered between them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This is thought to be because intense stellar radiation strips planets of their gaseous layers effectively shrinking them.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of gaseous
Adjective
  • Kersh is also well aware that job security in the affiliate market is tenuous at best.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The date of 'Alien Day' (April 26), meanwhile, is inspired by an extremely tenuous link to LV-426, a moon pivotal to the first two movies.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenuous
Adjective
  • Over the coming weeks, Venus' crescent will grow ever thinner while its apparent size grows larger as the planet moves closer to Earth.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Little by little as the day went on, the ranks of us still in the running grew thinner.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of thin
Adjective
  • In the Christian tradition, these words are a grim warning of our transience, the vaporous substance of our lives.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Hz [Warp] Warp lodestars Seefeel are most recognizable for their vaporous blend of shoegaze, ambient, and experimental electronic music.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Definition of vaporous
Adjective
  • New leaders can lose credibility by fixing the visible technology before understanding the invisible dependencies around it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Kyle Tucker has been terrible, then worse, then mostly invisible.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • The craftsmanship continues upstairs, where jamdani fabrics and wallpapers in the primary bedroom celebrate the ancient Bengal art of weaving fine diaphanous textiles, embodying the showroom’s dedication to materiality, artistry, and the human hand.
    — AD PRO, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Kaia Gerber left little to the imagination in a diaphanous black dress at the London premiere of The Shards.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Definition of diaphanous
Adjective
  • In early 2019, Philadelphia was one of six brands the company wrote down as the value of its intangible assets fell.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Anderson, though, graded out at the very top of all of the Texans’ quantifiable and intangible evaluation areas.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of intangible
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