Airy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.
  • adj. High in the air; lofty.
  • adj. Open to the air: airy chambers.
  • adj. Performed in the air; aerial.
  • adj. Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.
  • adj. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.
  • adj. Light or delicate: an airy dress.
  • adj. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.
  • adj. Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
  • adj. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial; as, an airy flight.
  • adj. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
  • adj. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
  • adj. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
  • adj. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.
  • adj. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
  • adj. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
  • adj. Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Consisting of air
  • adj. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aërial.
  • adj. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
  • adj. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
  • adj. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
  • adj. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.
  • adj. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
  • adj. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
  • adj. Having the light and aërial tints true to nature.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Consisting of or having the character of air; immaterial; ethereal.
  • Relating or belonging to the air; being in the air; aërial.
  • Open to a free current of air; breezy: as, an airy situation.
  • Light as air; intangible; unsubstantial; empty; unreal; flimsy: as, airy ghosts.
  • Visionary; speculative: as, airy notions; an airy metaphysician.
  • Graceful; delicate.
  • Light in manner or movement; sprightly; gay; lively.
  • Jaunty; full of airs; affectedly lofty; pretentious.
  • In painting, showing that proper recession of all parts which expresses distance and atmosphere.
  • n. An old and better spelling of aery.
  • n. A provincial form of area.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. open to or abounding in fresh air
  • adj. having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
  • adj. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
  • adj. not practical or realizable; speculative
  • Equivalent
    ventilated    light    unreal    insubstantial    unsubstantial    utopian   
    Cross Reference
    atmospheric    gaseous    unsubstantial    light    exposed    windy   
    Variant
    airiest    airier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aerial    breezy    thin    unsubstantial    airlike    delicate    graceful    empty    trifling    visionary   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Arie    Azeri    Barrie    Barry    Berri    Berry    Bury    Canary    Carey    Carrie   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lofty    graceful    spacious    pleasant    shadowy    fantastic    very    lively    ethereal