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