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
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
"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
The losses accumulate and can be a decisive factor for a planet evolving into a habitable world or an airless rock.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
Inside, the windows are boarded over with wood veneer, and an airless, pearly light seeps through the knotholes.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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