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airy
[ air-ee ]
adjective
- open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
airy rooms.
- consisting of or having the character of air; immaterial:
airy phantoms.
- light in appearance; thin:
airy garments.
- light in manner; sprightly; lively:
airy songs.
- light in movement; graceful; delicate:
an airy step.
- light as air; unsubstantial; unreal; imaginary:
airy dreams.
- visionary; speculative.
- performed in the air; aerial.
- lofty; high in the air.
- putting on airs; affected; snobbish:
an airy debutante posing for society photographers.
Airy
1/ ˈɛərɪ /
noun
- AirySir George Biddell18011892MBritishSCIENCE: astronomer 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)
airy
2/ ˈɛərɪ /
adjective
- abounding in fresh air
- spacious or uncluttered
- nonchalant; superficial
- visionary; fanciful
airy promises
airy plans
- of or relating to air
- weightless and insubstantial
an airy gossamer
- light and graceful in movement
- having no material substance
airy spirits
- high up in the air; lofty
- performed in the air; aerial
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Her delivery—airy and a little tepid—is familiar from her long-running reality series.
A gorgeous, glistening rendition of “Lost Cause” came next, and the airy Morning Phase standout “Blue Moon” ended the sequence.
An airy acoustic guitar begins to strum; a synthesized orchestra begins to swell.
It was this combination of elusive, airy wit, and easy charm—and her passion for me—that was my lifeline.
Her work covers the walls of her airy and cluttered Venice studio.
I have seen the Indians of Bon-Airy do it, and have myself tried the experiment.
They enclosed him within their circle, and their light and airy forms sped swiftly about him.
It was big and cool and airy, in spite of the fact that supper preparations were going on at one end of it.
Mount Airy is built of brown stone and trimmed with light stone furnishing a colorful contrast.
The theme had changed—light, airy, sparkling, it reminded the girls of fairies dancing on the grass in the moonlight.
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