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
  • After validating the liquid Hydrogen Fuel System, the company completed testing of the Fuel Cell Hydrogen System, which supplies gaseous hydrogen to the fuel cell.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
  • Science purists will note that this strange new world is not the famously gaseous Jupiter, but an extra, science textbook-rewriting ball of rock located roughly where the Asteroid Belt is now.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of gaseous
Adjective
  • Sunday evening’s episode of House of the Dragon gave us a healthy mix of action and death and more of the slow unraveling of Queen Rhaenyra and her tenuous grasp on the Iron Throne.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The forgettable first inning continued a concerning run for Arrighetti, whose hold on a rotation spot felt — at best — tenuous entering the game.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of tenuous
Adjective
  • Somehow director Sam Hargrave and writer David Coggeshall have turned that thinnest of concepts into a feature-length action comedy film for Apple TV.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2026
  • Catcher Liam Hicks could also profile as an attractive piece, particularly as the catching market is thin.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of thin
Adjective
  • 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
  • The sky above is filled with eagles, an American flag and vaporous images.
    — Will Weissert, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of vaporous
Adjective
  • What won the World Cup was the invisible connection between the bodies that ultimately beat him.
    — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Ultimately, containers are supposed to behave almost like bits of data, moving across land and sea as if along invisible data lines.
    — Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • Those who lean bohemian may like a diaphanous nightie from Dôen or Chloé, paired with cage sandals and oversized shades.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • Just hours after sitting front row at the Celia Kritharioti show in a semi-diaphanous gown dripping with iridescent crystals, Lopez bedazzled her sculptural turtleneck Stéphane Rolland couture gown with priceless Chopard Haute Joaillerie pieces.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 July 2026
Definition of diaphanous
Adjective
  • Winning on Plateau de Solaison was another, intangible, psychological advantage.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Helado Tropical rewards those willing to sway in its intangible breeziness.
    — E.R. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of intangible
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