vaporous
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryDefinition
- : a usually chocolate-frosted oblong pastry filled with whipped cream or custard
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryFirst Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, literally, lightningeconomic
Definition
- : of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services //economic growth: of or relating to an economy //a group of economic advisers: of or relating to economics //economic theories
- : having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources
- archaic : of or relating to a household or its management
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
fat gainful juicy lucrative money-spinning [chiefly British] moneymaking paying profitable remunerativeAntonyms
unprofitableExamples
- //a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse
- //the President's chief economic adviser
- //We're looking for a more economic way of doing business.
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 5First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, literally, lightningeconomic
Definition
- : of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services //economic growth: of or relating to an economy //a group of economic advisers: of or relating to economics //economic theories
- : having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources
- archaic : of or relating to a household or its management
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
fat gainful juicy lucrative money-spinning [chiefly British] moneymaking paying profitable remunerativeAntonyms
unprofitableExamples
- //a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse
- //the President's chief economic adviser
- //We're looking for a more economic way of doing business.
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 5First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, literally, lightningeconomic
Definition
- : of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services //economic growth: of or relating to an economy //a group of economic advisers: of or relating to economics //economic theories
- : having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources
- archaic : of or relating to a household or its management
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
fat gainful juicy lucrative money-spinning [chiefly British] moneymaking paying profitable remunerativeAntonyms
unprofitableExamples
- //a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse
- //the President's chief economic adviser
- //We're looking for a more economic way of doing business.
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 5First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, literally, lightningeconomic
Definition
- : of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services //economic growth: of or relating to an economy //a group of economic advisers: of or relating to economics //economic theories
- : having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources
- archaic : of or relating to a household or its management
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
fat gainful juicy lucrative money-spinning [chiefly British] moneymaking paying profitable remunerativeAntonyms
unprofitableExamples
- //a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse
- //the President's chief economic adviser
- //We're looking for a more economic way of doing business.
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 5History and Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middl