airless
Americanadjective
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lacking air.
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that is without fresh air; stuffy.
a dark, airless hallway.
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that is without a breeze; still.
an airless July day.
adjective
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lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry
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devoid of air
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Origin of airless
Example Sentences
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Psychologically, they counter the angst triggered by cramped, airless, maze-like commuter warrens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
As a result, scientists generally expect these distant objects to be airless.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
If this vapid, airless, mindless time-waster had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady of the United States, there’s not much it would have changed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
"The target is to cover 10,000 kilometres in 10 years," says Sylvain Barthet, who runs Michelin's lunar airless wheel programme in the central French town of Clermont Ferrand.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
My name spread like smoke in an airless room.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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