aer·y 1 (âr??, ???-r?)adj. aer·i·er, aer·i·est Ethereal.[Latin ?erius, of the air; see aerial.]aer·y 2 (âr??, îr??)n. Variant of aerie.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.aery (???r?; ?e??r?) adj1. a variant spelling of airy2. lofty, insubstantial, or visionary[C16: via Latin from Greek a?rios, from a?r air]aery (???r?; ???r?) n, pl aeries a variant spelling of eyrieCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014aer?y1 or aër?y (???r i, ?e? ? ri) adj. aer?i?er, aer?i?est. ethereal; aerial. [1580?90;