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
"It's not just Hawkins that feels cut off from the world. It's Stranger Things itself, a show now sealed in an airless, impenetrable bubble of stagnant characters and snarled lore."
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
It’s one sort of problem to litter the narrative with flat characters and airless performances; the cast must be suffocating from how little life they breathe into their roles.
From Salon • May 24, 2025
Even so, it was better here where he could see than down below locked in some airless cabin.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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