< French < Latin -ārius -ary, a learned doublet of the French suffix -ier -eer, -ier 2
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
This suffix corresponds to the suffix -aire, mentioned above.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
Like the corresponding French nouns in -eur, these nouns in -aire, as well as those in -èire, are also used as adjectives. -aire = -arium.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
Madison Air has grown through acquisitions and owns businesses including Nortek Air Solutions, a heating and cooling systems manufacturer, and April Aire, which makes air purifiers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
Tickets for the Vivir Sin Aire tour will go on sale starting Friday, March 14, at 10 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
Aire Valley Ltd submitted its assessment and has applied to have that planning condition removed to progress the development.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
East of Port Angeles, explore several back roads and rustic trails after picking up provisions at Country Aire Natural Foods.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
BINGLEY, a market town in the Otley parliamentary division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on the Aire, 5� m.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
