airy

(âr'ē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.
2. High in the air; lofty.
3. Open to the air: airy chambers.
4. Performed in the air; aerial.
5. Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.
6. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.
7. Light or delicate: an airy dress.
8. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.
9. Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.

airily air'i·ly adv.
airiness air'i·ness n.

SYNONYMS   airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous. These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; a diaphanous veil; ethereal mist; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings; transparent chiffon; vaporous shadows at dusk.

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adjective

1. Of or relating to air: aerial, atmospheric, pneumatic. See breath/breathlessness, high/low.
2. Imposingly high: aerial, lofty, sky-high, soaring, towering. See high/low.
3. Exposed to or characterized by the presence of freely circulating air or wind: blowy, breezy, gusty, windy. See breath/breathlessness.
4. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: aerial, aery, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory. See thick/thin.
5. Displaying light-hearted nonchalance: breezy, buoyant, debonair, jaunty. Informal corky. Idioms: free and easy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, careful/careless, good/bad.

adj

Definition: buoyant, light, or lively in nature
Antonyms: burdensome, heavy

adj

Definition: delicate or ethereal
Antonyms: heavy

adj

Definition: open to the atmosphere
Antonyms: close, closed, oppressive, stuffy

IN BRIEF: n. - The property of something weightless and insubstantial; The property of something spacious and abounding in the open.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - luftig, ventileret

Nederlands (Dutch)
luchtig, oppervlakkig, onbelangrijk

Français (French)
adj. - clair, léger, impalpable, ethéré, désinvolte, dégagé (des manières)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - luftig, leichtfertig, leicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αερώδης, αέριος, ευάερος, αερικός, αέρινος, αιθέριος, ελαφρός, επιπόλαιος

Italiano (Italian)
etereo, ventilato, frivolo, leggero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aéreo, etéreo, tênue, gracioso

Русский (Russian)
воздушный, ветреный, легкомысленный, легкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aireado, ventilado, frívolo, alegre, vanidoso, ligero, etéreo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - luftig, tunn, nonchalant

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻快的, 空气的, 幻想的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輕快的, 空氣的, 幻想的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공기 같은, 덧없는, 경쾌한, 아득히 높은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 風通しのよい, 空気の, 空気のような, 軽快な, 軽薄な, 空虚な, 実体のない, 気取った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) هوائي, جوي, شاهق, وهمي, خيالي, متصنع, متكبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאוורר, אוורירי, ריק, נבוב, עליז, שטחי, קליל‬

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