What is "airy" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does airy mean in English? Meaning of airy definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "airy" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "airy": open to or abounding in fresh air

Adjective

  • Meaning: open to or abounding in fresh air
  • Example: airy rooms
  • Synonyms: aired airy
  • Similar: ventilated
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛɹ.i/

    Meaning of "airy": not practical or realizable; speculative

    Adjective

  • Meaning: not practical or realizable; speculative
  • Example: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement visionary schemes for getting rich
  • Synonyms: airy impractical laputan visionary windy
  • Similar: utopian
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛɹ.i/

    Meaning of "airy": having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air

    Adjective

  • Meaning: having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
  • Example: airy gauze curtains
  • Synonyms: airy
  • Similar: light
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛɹ.i/

    Meaning of "airy": characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

    Adjective

  • Meaning: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
  • Example: figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away aerial fancies an airy apparition physical rather than ethereal forms
  • Synonyms: aerial aeriform aery airy ethereal
  • Similar: insubstantial unreal unsubstantial
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛɹ.i/

  • Adjective: Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial; as, an airy flight.Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.(painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
  • Synonyms:

    breezy, aerial, atmospheric, exposed, fresh, gaseous, gusty, light, lofty, vaporous, ventilated, windy, blowy, uncluttered, drafty, fluttering, out-of-doors, well-ventilated, dainty, diaphanous, flimsy, fragile, frail, frivolous, illusory, imaginary, immaterial, intangible, light, rare, rarefied, tenuous, thin, vaporous, visionary, volatile, wispy, weightless, cheerful, graceful, cheery, animated, blithe, effervescent, elastic, fanciful, flippant, frolicsome, gay, happy, high-spirited, jaunty, light, merry, nonchalant, resilient, sprightly, volatile, whimsical, bouncy, light-hearted,

    Antonyms:

    burdensome, close, closed, oppressive, stuffy, heavy, burdensome, close, closed, oppressive, stuffy, heavy, burdensome, close, closed, oppressive, stuffy, heavy,

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