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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

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–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 air¹, -y¹

]

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

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air·y Audio Help (âr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. air·i·er, air·i·est

Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.
High in the air; lofty.
Open to the air: airy chambers.
Performed in the air; aerial.
Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.
Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.
Light or delicate: an airy dress.
Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.
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.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

airy
adjective
1.	open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn: aired]
2.	not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
3.	having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
4.	characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: aeriform]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈairy1 adjective

with plenty of (fresh) air
Example: an airy room

Arabic:	مُهَوَّى، مَلِيء بِالهَواء الطَّلْق
Chinese (Simplified):	充滿(新鮮)空氣的
Chinese (Traditional):	充滿(新鮮)空氣的
Czech:	vzdušný
Danish:	luftig
Dutch:	luchtig
Estonian:	õhurikas, tuulutatud
Finnish:	ilmava
French:	bien aéré
German:	luftig
Greek:	ευάερος
Hungarian:	jó levegőjű
Icelandic:	loftgóður, rúmgóður
Indonesian:	penuh udara segar
Italian:	arioso, arieggiato

Japanese:	風通しの良い
Korean:	통풍이 잘 되는
Latvian:	gaisa-
Lithuanian:	erdvus
Norwegian:	luftig
Polish:	przewiewny
Portuguese (Brazil):	arejado
Portuguese (Portugal):	arejado
Romanian:	(bine) aerisit
Russian:	просторный
Slovak:	vzdušný
Slovenian:	zračen
Spanish:	ventilado, aireado
Swedish:	luftig
Turkish:	havadar

ˈairy2 adjective

light-hearted and not serious
Example: an airy disregard for authority

Arabic:	مَرِح، رَشِيق، رَقَيق
Chinese (Simplified):	輕率的
Chinese (Traditional):	輕率的
Czech:	lehkomyslný
Danish:	munter; ubekymret
Dutch:	luchthartig
Estonian:	muretu
Finnish:	huoleton
French:	désinvolte
German:	leichtfertig
Greek:	επιπόλαιος
Hungarian:	könnyed, laza
Icelandic:	léttúðugur, kærulaus
Indonesian:	seenaknya
Italian:	leggero

Japanese:	軽薄な
Korean:	가벼운
Latvian:	bezrūpīgs; vieglprātīgs
Lithuanian:	lengvabūdiškas
Norwegian:	munter, ubekymret
Polish:	beztroski
Portuguese (Brazil):	leviano
Portuguese (Portugal):	leviano
Romanian:	nepăsător
Russian:	легкомысленный
Slovak:	ľahkomyseľný
Slovenian:	netakten
Spanish:	despreocupado
Swedish:	sorglös, lättsinnig
Turkish:	neşeli, şen, kaygısız

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Mount Airy, GA (town, FIPS 53284) Location: 34.51945 N, 83.50331 W
Population (1990): 543 (234 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30563

Mount Airy, MD (town, FIPS 53875) Location: 39.37417 N, 77.15927 W
Population (1990): 3730 (1310 housing units)
Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 21771

Mount Airy, NC (city, FIPS 44800) Location: 36.50384 N, 80.61314 W
Population (1990): 7156 (3417 housing units)
Area: 16.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27030

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Airy

Air"y\, a. 1. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.

2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; a["e]rial; as, an airy flight. "The airy region." --Milton.

3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.

4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. "An airy spirit." --Shak.

5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.

6. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary. "Airy fame." --Shak.

Empty sound, and airy notions. --Roscommon.

7. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial. "Merry and airy." --Jer. Taylor.

8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand. [Colloq.]

9. (Paint.) Having the light and a["e]rial tints true to nature. --Elmes.

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