airless
lacking air.
that is without fresh air; stuffy: a dark, airless hallway.
that is without a breeze; still: an airless July day.
Origin of airless
1Other words from airless
- air·less·ness, noun
Words Nearby airless
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How to use airless in a sentence
London Jo says JOCO’s bikes are made with safety-critical features, like hidden cables to make them less susceptible to vandalism, puncture-proof airless tires and bike-tracking, provided by Vulog’s backend.
Citi Bike rival JOCO brings shared, docked e-bikes to NYC | Rebecca Bellan | April 22, 2021 | TechCrunch“What I learned from this paper is that if we played football in an airless environment, the game’s going to look very different,” says Ainissa Ramirez.
Researchers reveal the secret to the perfect football throw | Harini Barath | December 15, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe study emphasizes how much researchers still have to learn about the world that looms large in our sky, which has a lot going on for an airless body.
The moon is (slightly) wet, NASA confirms. Now what? | Charlie Wood | October 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceA glittering spectacle of British pomp and majesty it may be, but the clothes are rather tight, and the room is somewhat airless.
Thump! Audible Crash As Queen's Page Boy Collapses At Opening of Parliament | Tom Sykes | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis dispassionate examination of youthful passion is encased in a rather airless narrative structure.
‘Jeune et Jolie’ (‘Young and Beautiful’) Opens at Cannes With Model Marine Vacth | Richard Porton | May 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Olowu had gotten tired of the Fashion Week slog of runway shows and models posing statically in airless rooms.
Designer Duro Olowu Mixes Fashion and Art in Pop-Up Exhibition | Robin Givhan | February 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBy stopping and stewing in a perfectly airless state-room 292 I seem to have got rid of the pleurisy.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonNo vegetables except moss and toadstool-like productions could exist in that airless and pestiferous region.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonThe night was hot and airless, and we sat out on the verandah, and talked of many things.
The Romance of His Life | Mary CholmondeleyThe day that was soon to melt into evening had been sultry, the class-rooms airless, their tasks fatiguing.
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. MannIn the airless, bow-windowed room, upon the untidy sofa where he had left her, his wife was lying dead.
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. Mann
British Dictionary definitions for airless
/ (ˈɛəlɪs) /
lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry
devoid of air
Derived forms of airless
- airlessness, noun
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