airy.
Consisting of air.
Meaning & usage
Consisting of air.
an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
an airy flight
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
an airy situation
Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
Light-hearted; vivacious
Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English airy From air + -y.
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