aeriform

American  

[air-uh-fawrm, ay-eer-] / ˈɛər əˌfɔrm, eɪˈɪər- /

adjective

1. having the form or nature of air; gaseous.

2. unsubstantial; unreal.

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aeriform British  

/ ˈɛərɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. having the form of air; gaseous

2. unsubstantial

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Etymology

Origin of aeriform

First recorded in 1780–90; aeri- + -form

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Example Sentences

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aeriform

These aeriform songs rarely involve drums, which makes them feel timeless, at least in the short term.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

Here, the aeriform melodies at his back feel so beautiful, the brutality of his words vanishes in the breeze.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022

Beside these gases, the air always contains a quantity of the vapor of water in a perfectly aeriform and transparent condition.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by John William Dawson

The idea of a winged angel, therefore, necessarily implies a belief in the presence of a solid material body moving through an aeriform fluid, resembling the atmosphere just above the earth's surface.

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman

The Dial too, it is all spirit-like, aeriform, aurora-borealis like.

From The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I by Thomas Carlyle

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