airy
/ˈɛə.ɹi/ adjective B2- 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. · airy music
- 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.
Comparative airier · Superlative airiest
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They consisted of a couple of comfortable bed-rooms and a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows.
This made Marilla more nervous than ever; she had an uncomfortable feeling that while this odd child’s body might be there at the table her spirit was far away in some remote airy cloudland, borne aloft on the wings of imagination.
Josie walked the Barry fence with an airy unconcern which seemed to imply that a little thing like that wasn’t worth a “dare.” Reluctant admiration greeted her exploit, for most of the other girls could appreciate it, having suffered many things themselves in their efforts to walk fences.
Here and there the lane was splashed with it, but for the most part it was already quite shadowy beneath the maples, and the spaces under the firs were filled with a clear violet dusk like airy wine.
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