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Definitions for: Airy
[adj] 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"
[adj] having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
[adj] not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
[adj] open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: aerial, aeriform, aery, aired, ethereal, impractical, insubstantial, light, unreal, unsubstantial, utopian, ventilated, visionary
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