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air⋅i⋅ness

  [air-ee-nis]
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–noun
1. openness to the air: the airiness of a balcony facing the sea.
2. sprightliness of manner: a ballet marked by airiness and deft movement.
3. snobbishness; affectation.
Origin:
1735–45; airy + -ness
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air·y   (âr'ē)   
adj.   air·i·er, air·i·est

  1. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.

  2. High in the air; lofty.

  3. Open to the air: airy chambers.

  4. Performed in the air; aerial.

  5. Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.

  6. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.

  7. Light or delicate: an airy dress.

  8. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.

  9. Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.

air'i·ly adv., air'i·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; a diaphanous veil; ethereal mist; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings; transparent chiffon; vaporous shadows at dusk.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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