airy
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy: airy rooms.
consisting of or having the character of air; immaterial: airy phantoms.
light in appearance; thin: airy garments.
light in manner; sprightly; lively: airy songs.
light in movement; graceful; delicate: an airy step.
light as air; unsubstantial; unreal; imaginary: airy dreams.
visionary; speculative.
performed in the air; aerial.
lofty; high in the air.
putting on airs; affected; snobbish: an airy debutante posing for society photographers.
Origin of airy
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Words that may be confused with airy
- aerie, airy
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How to use airy in a sentence
He laments labor exploitation and the ongoing production of poverty, and he does so at first in ways that in another kind of book would lead to leaden axioms or airy theories.
Delusions, justice, accountability and freedom in America | Paul Taylor | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostIn the summer drying season, the flats still teem with laborers harvesting salt manually, but there is now a large, airy plant where salt is washed, ground, and iodized in huge metal vats.
One man’s crusade to end a global scourge with better salt | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIt had an “airy crunch with a classic appeal,” that “would hold up to milk, which is nice.”
Who makes the best chocolate chip cookie? We tasted 14 top brands and ranked them. | Matt Brooks | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostIt’s not as light and airy as the Columbia, but with its polyester and nearly as many pores as the Strata, it breathed well.
That’s where you’re just getting this massive amount of these light, airy aerosols that can just float in the air.
Her delivery—airy and a little tepid—is familiar from her long-running reality series.
Inside ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’: The Reality Star’s Aspirational App and Vainest Project Yet | Frances McInnis | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA gorgeous, glistening rendition of “Lost Cause” came next, and the airy Morning Phase standout “Blue Moon” ended the sequence.
Beck’s Musical Time Machine: This Wasn’t a Concert. It was a Spectacular Party. | Andrew Romano | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn airy acoustic guitar begins to strum; a synthesized orchestra begins to swell.
‘Reflektor’ Makes Arcade Fire the Biggest Band in the World | Andrew Romano | October 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was this combination of elusive, airy wit, and easy charm—and her passion for me—that was my lifeline.
Mother’s Day 2013: Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong & Writers Thank Their Moms | Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong, Fay Weldon, Dalma Heyn, Joyce Maynard | May 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHer work covers the walls of her airy and cluttered Venice studio.
‘The Queen of Versailles’: Lauren Greenfield’s New Documentary | Lorenza Muñoz | May 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI have seen the Indians of Bon-airy do it, and have myself tried the experiment.
They enclosed him within their circle, and their light and airy forms sped swiftly about him.
The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin | Anatole FranceIt was big and cool and airy, in spite of the fact that supper preparations were going on at one end of it.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeMount airy is built of brown stone and trimmed with light stone furnishing a colorful contrast.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe theme had changed—light, airy, sparkling, it reminded the girls of fairies dancing on the grass in the moonlight.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee Hope
British Dictionary definitions for airy (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɛərɪ) /
abounding in fresh air
spacious or uncluttered
nonchalant; superficial
visionary; fanciful: airy promises; airy plans
of or relating to air
weightless and insubstantial: an airy gossamer
light and graceful in movement
having no material substance: airy spirits
high up in the air; lofty
performed in the air; aerial
British Dictionary definitions for Airy (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɛərɪ) /
Sir George Biddell . 1801–92, British astronomer, noted for his estimate of the earth's density from gravity measurements in mines; astronomer royal (1835–81)
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