airy
/ˈɛɹ.i//ˈɛə.ɹi/
airy adjective: consisting of air.
Adjective
airy (comparative airier, superlative airiest)
- Consisting of air.
- an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
- Synonyms:
- aereous
- Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
- an airy flight
- Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
- It was a good solid house, fanless but airy.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 255
- an airy situation
- Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
- Neither diamond-hardness nor airy intangibility can save you from this, the searing agony of death!1977 July 10, Jim Shooter, “Beware the Ant-Man!”, in Avengers, volume 1, number 161, panel 5, Marvel Comics, page 14
- Synonyms:
- aereous
- Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
- airy music
- Synonyms:
- ethereal
- Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
- Ah me, ah me! No other ghost has haunted the boy’s room, my friends, since I have occupied it, than the ghost of my own childhood, the ghost of my own innocence, the ghost of my own airy belief.1859 December 13, Charles Dickens, “The Ghost in Master B’s Room”, in Charles Dickens, editor, The Haunted House. The Extra Christmas Number of All the Year Round […], volume II, London: […]...
- One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.2019 April 12, Annalisa Quinn, “The Small Rebellions of Sally Rooney’s Normal People”, in The Atlantic
- Light-hearted; vivacious
- Synonyms:
- sprightly, flippant, superficial
- 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.
- The station has a bright and airy feel and the refurbishment works have provided a modern and inviting station environment for passengers.2020 December 2, Andy Coward, “New-look Reading is willing and able”, in Rail, page 59
Proper noun capitalized: Airy
Airy
- A surname.
airy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
airy in Hindi
- airy; windy
- हवादार havādār
airy in Tamil
- காற்றோட்டமான, காற்றோட்டமுள்ள, காற்றாலான, காற்றடங்கிய, காற்றுச்சார்பான, காற்றுப்போன்ற
airy in Urdu
- ہوا دار, ہوائی
airy in Bengali
- হাওয়াযুক্ত, স্বচ্ছন্দ
More languagesFewer languages
- airy in Malayalam
- വായുമയമായ, ഉന്നതമായ, ഉത്സാഹമുളള
Examples of airy in a sentence
- He used a whisk to whip up a light and airy souffle.
- This old classroom was bright and airy and had fans and a projector.
- Glasser has a Björkian gift for pairing airy melodies and occasional gale-force belting with polyrhythmic, electronics-dense beats.
Synonyms of airy
Forms of airy
| comparative | airier |
|---|---|
| superlative | airiest |
Origin of airy
From air + -y.
Words formed from airy
Phrases with airy
Words that rhyme with airy
Questions about airy
- What does airy mean?
- Airy means consisting of air.
- What is airy in Hindi?
- Airy in Hindi is हवादार (havādār). See Airy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is airy?
- Airy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce airy?
- Airy is pronounced /ˈɛə.ɹi/ (UK).
Words near airy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: airy (page history and authors); Airy (page history and authors); हवादार (Hindi) (page history and authors); airy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); airy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); airy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); airy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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