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noun
1.
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
2.
a stir in the atmosphere; a light breeze.
3.
overhead space; sky: The planes filled the air.
4.
circulation; publication; publicity: to give air to one's theories.
5.
EXPANDthe general character or complexion of anything; appearance: His early work had an air of freshness and originality.
6.
the peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person: There is an air of mystery about him.
7.
airs, affected or unnatural manner; manifestation of pride or vanity; assumed haughtiness: He acquired airs that were insufferable to his friends.
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9.
aircraft as a means of transportation: to arrive by air; to ship goods by air.
10.
Informal. air conditioning or an air-conditioning system: The price includes tires, radio, and air.
11.
Radio. the medium through which radio waves are transmitted.
12.
COLLAPSEArchaic. breath.
verb (used with object)
13.
14.
to expose ostentatiously; bring to public notice; display: to air one's opinions; to air one's theories.
15.
to broadcast or televise.
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Into thin air
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
verb (used without object)
Idioms16.
17.
to be broadcast or televised.
21.
clear the air, to eliminate dissension, ambiguity, or tension from a discussion, situation, etc.: The staff meeting was intended to help clear the air.
22.
get the air, Informal.
a.
to be rejected, as by a lover.
b.
to be dismissed, as by an employer: He had worked only a few days when he got the air.
23.
give (someone) the air, Informal.
a.
to reject, as a lover: He was bitter because she gave him the air.
b.
to dismiss, as an employee.
24.
in the air, in circulation; current: There's a rumor in the air that we're moving to a new location.
25.
EXPANDinto thin air, completely out of sight or reach: He vanished into thin air.
26.
off the air,
a.
not broadcasting: The station goes off the air at midnight.
b.
not broadcast; out of operation as a broadcast: The program went off the air years ago.
c.
(of a computer) not in operation.
27.
on the air,
a.
in the act of broadcasting; being broadcast: The program will be going on the air in a few seconds.
b.
(of a computer) in operation.
28.
put on airs, to assume an affected or haughty manner: As their fortune increased, they began to put on airs.
29.
take the air,
a.
to go out-of-doors; take a short walk or ride.
b.
Slang. to leave, especially hurriedly.
c.
to begin broadcasting.
30.
up in the air,
a.
Also, in the air. undecided or unsettled: The contract is still up in the air.
b.
Informal. angry; perturbed: There is no need to get up in the air over a simple mistake.
31.
COLLAPSEwalk/tread on air, to feel very happy; be elated.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English eir < Old French air < Latin āēr- (accusative āerem) < Greek āer- (stem of āḗr) the lower atmosphere; conflated with (especially for defs. 4 and 5) French air, Old French aire nature, character < Latin ager field (compare acre) and ārea threshing floor, clearing, area; and with (for def. 7) French air < Italian aria aria
1150–1200; Middle English eir < Old French air < Latin āēr- (accusative āerem) < Greek āer- (stem of āḗr) the lower atmosphere; conflated with (especially for defs. 4 and 5) French air, Old French aire nature, character < Latin ager field (compare acre) and ārea threshing floor, clearing, area; and with (for def. 7) French air < Italian aria aria
Related forms
air·like, adjective
un·aired, adjective
well-aired, adjective
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air (âr)
n.
A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, approximately 78 percent nitrogen and approximately 21 percent oxygen with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium, and other gases.
This mixture, with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping Earth; the atmosphere.
Any of various respiratory gases. No longer in technical use.
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air  (âr) Pronunciation Key
The colorless, odorless, tasteless mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. Air consists of about 78 percent nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen, with the remaining part made up mainly of argon, carbon dioxide, neon, helium, methane, and krypton in decreasing order of volume. Air also contains varying amounts of water vapor, particulate matter such as dust and soot, and chemical pollutants. |
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into thin air
Also, into the blue. Completely disappeared, as in The report was here on my desk and now it's gone, vanished into thin air, or I don't know where they've gone
into the blue, for all I know. Both of these hyperbolic expressions, often preceded by vanish as in the first example, use the rarefied atmosphere far above the earth as a metaphor for an unknown location. Shakespeare wrote of ghosts that "melted . . . into thin air" (The Tempest, 4:1). An antonym for both is out of thin air, meaning "from an unknown place or source." For example, She made up this excuse out of thin air, or The car appeared out of thin air. However, out of the blue is not precisely an antonym (see under out of a clear blue sky).
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