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airless

American  
[air-lis] / ˈɛər lɪs /

adjective

  1. lacking air.

  2. that is without fresh air; stuffy.

    a dark, airless hallway.

  3. that is without a breeze; still.

    an airless July day.


airless British  
/ ˈɛəlɪs /

adjective

  1. lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry

  2. devoid of air

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of airless

First recorded in 1595–1605; air 1 + -less

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Vulture's critic Roxana Hadadi said "so much of this early phase of Euphoria's return feels completely airless".

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

He is confined to a small, airless room with six other Israelis, all men considerably younger than Mr. Sharabi, who was 51 at the time of his kidnapping.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 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

Kimura adds, "In future work, our results could also help to reveal the relative ages of surfaces on airless bodies and assist in the accurate interpretation of remote sensing data obtained from these bodies."

From Science Daily Apr. 29, 2024

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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