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Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.

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  1. a. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
  2. a. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial; as, an airy flight.
  3. a. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
  4. a. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
  5. a. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
  6. a. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.
  7. a. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
  8. a. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
  9. a. Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
  10. adj. open to or abounding in fresh air
  11. adj. not practical or realizable; speculative
  12. adj. having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air