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air⋅y

[air-ee]
–adjective, air⋅i⋅er, air⋅i⋅est.
1. open to a free current of fresh air; breezy: airy rooms.
2. consisting of or having the character of air; immaterial: airy phantoms.
3. light in appearance; thin: airy garments.
4. light in manner; sprightly; lively: airy songs.
5. light in movement; graceful; delicate: an airy step.
6. light as air; unsubstantial; unreal; imaginary: airy dreams.
7. visionary; speculative.
8. performed in the air; aerial.
9. lofty; high in the air.
10. putting on airs; affected; snobbish: an airy debutante posing for society photographers.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME ayery; see air 1 , -y 1


4. jaunty, merry. 6. fanciful, illusory.
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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
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