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
Other Word Forms
- airlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of airless
Example Sentences
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It was close and airless in the church before the female mourners got their cardboard fans going.
From Literature
Watchfully, Wolf walked beside them, relaxing a little when they reached a Den a good distance from the Fast Wet: a proper Den, not a small, airless one.
From Literature
The notion made me squirm a little, but then I pictured going home to our airless rooms.
From Literature
Most of the movie takes place in that witching-hour window, an airlessly silent time where an at-home podcaster doesn’t worry about being interrupted by a leaf blower, an ice cream truck or a dog.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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