airiness
Americannoun
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openness to the air.
the airiness of a balcony facing the sea.
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sprightliness of manner.
a ballet marked by airiness and deft movement.
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snobbishness; affectation.
noun
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the quality or condition of being fresh, light, or breezy
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lightness of heart; gaiety
Etymology
Origin of airiness
Example Sentences
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A key feature already in place, hanging from the ceiling, is an array of steel clouds packed with concrete, designed to improve acoustics and evoke a sense of airiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Oganesson” is constructed around his delicate strummed riff, which recalls the ease of bossa nova, and it has an airiness and jazziness not found elsewhere on the record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Balancing our composition, the flowering stems of giant feather grass introduce airiness and movement to the summer garden.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2023
Some swear rolling it this way gives it a better "crumb," which refers to the interior texture or size of the holes inside the loaf, which equates to the airiness of the bread.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2023
But four hours ago, they were fugitives, creeping in bushes, hearts apound, danger surrounding; and now, they sit giddy with escape, surrounded only by companions, drunken on the airiness of flight, recounting mishaps.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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