air·less
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Audio Help [air-lis] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | lacking air. |
| 2. | that is without fresh air; stuffy: a dark, airless hallway. |
| 3. | that is without a breeze; still: an airless July day. |
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airless
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adj.
air'less·ness n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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| lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈairless1 adjective
(of weather) still and windless
Example: It was a hot, airless night.
ˈairless2 adjectiveExample: It was a hot, airless night.
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(of a room etc) stuffy and without fresh air
See also: air, air force, air hostess, air letter, aircraft carrier, air pollution, air-gun, air-lock, air-pump, air-raid, airbag, airborne, aircraft, airfield, airily, airing, airlift, airline, airliner, airmail, airman, airplane, airport, airship, airtight, airway, airy, air-conditioned, air-conditioner, air-conditioning, on the air, put on airs / give oneself airs, "airless" in any language
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Airless
Air"less\, a. Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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