airybreezy; jaunty; sprightly; lively: airy songs; unsubstantial; unreal; imaginary; fanciful; loftyNot to be confused with:aerie ? the nest of a bird of prey, a house or fortress located high on a hill or mountainAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeair·y (âr??)adj. air·i·er, air·i·est 1. a. Open to or allowing in air; breezy or drafty: “the airy bungalows of the island’s top officials” (Amitav Ghosh).b. Extensive in area or height; spacious: “An open floor plan made bright and airy by soaring ceilings” (Country Living).2. High in the air; lofty: airy skyscrapers.3. Performed in the air; aerial.4. Resembling or evocative of air, especially:a. Having little or no substance; thin or immaterial: an airy apparition.b. Light or delicate: an airy dress.5. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy notions of human perfectibility.6. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.7. Chiefly Irish Light-hearted; merry.8. Archaic Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.air?i·ly adv.air?i·ness n.Synonyms: airy, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer2 These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings.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.airy (???r?) adj, airier or airiest1. abounding in fresh air2. spacious or uncluttered3. nonchalant; superficial4. visionary; fanciful: airy promises; airy plans. 5. of or relating to air6. weightless and insubstantial: an airy gossamer. 7. light and graceful in movement8. having no material substance: airy spirits. 9. high up in the air; lofty10. performed in the air; aerialAiry (???r?) n (Biography) Sir George Biddell. 1801?92, British astronomer, noted for his estimate of the earth’s density from gravity measurements in mines; astronomer royal (1835?81)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014air?y (???r i) adj. air?i?er, air?i?est. 1. open to a free current of fresh air: airy rooms. 2. immaterial: airy phantoms. 3. thin: airy garments. 4. light in manner; sprightly; lively: airy songs. 5. light in movement; graceful: an airy step. 6. performed in the air; aerial. 7. lofty; high in the air. 8. snobbishly affected; haughty: a model striking airy poses. [1350?1400] air?i?ly, adv. air?i?ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Airy (crater)
airybreezy; jaunty; sprightly; lively: airy songs; unsubstantial; unreal; imaginary; fanciful; loftyNot to be confused with:aerie ? the nest of a bird of prey, a house or fortress located high on a hill or mountainAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeair·y (âr??)adj. air·i·er, air·i·est 1. a. Open to or allowing in air; breezy or drafty: “the airy bungalows of the island’s top officials” (Amitav Ghosh).b. Extensive in area or height; spacious: “An open floor plan made bright and airy by soaring ceilings” (Country Living).2. High in the air; lofty: airy skyscrapers.3. Performed in the air; aerial.4. Resembling or evocative of air, especially:a. Having little or no substance; thin or immaterial: an airy apparition.b. Light or delicate: an airy dress.5. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy notions of human perfectibility.6. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.7. Chiefly Irish Light-hearted; merry.8. Archaic Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.air?i·ly adv.air?i·ness n.Synonyms: airy, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer2 These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings.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.airy (???r?) adj, airier or airiest1. abounding in fresh air2. spacious or uncluttered3. nonchalant; superficial4. visionary; fanciful: airy promises; airy plans. 5. of or relating to air6. weightless and insubstantial: an airy gossamer. 7. light and graceful in movement8. having no material substance: airy spirits. 9. high up in the air; lofty10. performed in the air; aerialAiry (???r?) n (Biography) Sir George Biddell. 1801?92, British astronomer, noted for his estimate of the earth’s density from gravity measurements in mines; astronomer royal (1835?81)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014air?y (???r i) adj. air?i?er, air?i?est. 1. open to a free current of fresh air: airy rooms. 2. immaterial: airy phantoms. 3. thin: airy garments. 4. light in manner; sprightly; lively: airy songs. 5. light in movement; graceful: an airy step. 6. performed in the air; aerial. 7. lofty; high in the air. 8. snobbishly affected; haughty: a model striking airy poses. [1350?1400] air?i?ly, adv. air?i?ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.