airy
airy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aërial; as, an airy flight. "The airy region." Milton.
- 2.Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
- 3.Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. "An airy spirit." Shak.
- 4.Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
- 5.Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary. "Airy fame." Shak. Empty sound, and airy notions. Roscommon.
- 6.Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial. "Merry and airy." Jer. Taylor.
- 7.Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand. [Colloq.]
- 8.(Paint.) Having the light and aërial tints true to nature. Elmes.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aeration
- aerial
- aerification
- aeriform
- aerodynamics
- aerography
- aerology
- aerometer
- aerometry
- aeronaut
- aeronautics
- aeroscope
- aeroscopy
- aerosphere
- aerostatics
- aerostation
- affiance
- air
- alkali
- ammonia
- ammoniacal
- anchor
- and
- aneroid
- anticipation
- aspiration
- assumption
- assurance
- astatic
- atmosphere
- atmospheric
- balloon
- balm
- barm
- barometer
- baroscope
- beam
- belief
- belle
- bit
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is airy.
- What is relating or belonging to air; high in air; aërial; as, an airy flight. "The airy region." Milton called?
- What is open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation called?
- What is resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. "An airy spirit." Shak called?
- What is relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music called?
- What is without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary. "Airy fame." Shak. Empty sound, and airy notions. Roscommon called?
- What is light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial. "Merry and airy." Jer. Taylor called?
- What is having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand. [Colloq.] called?
- What is having the light and aërial tints true to nature. Elmes called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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