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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛəɹ.i/ [US], /ˈɛəɹ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-airy.wav Forms: airier [comparative], airiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹi Etymology: From air + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|air|y}} air + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} airy (comparative airier, superlative airiest)
  1. Consisting of air. Synonyms (consisting of air): aereous
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-OznLKOuh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 2 2 9 1 13 15 20 2 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 27 3 4 9 1 15 12 19 3 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 2 2 8 1 13 13 21 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 2 1 10 1 9 16 22 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 1 1 10 0 13 15 22 1 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 35 1 1 9 0 13 13 19 1 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 3 3 7 4 23 13 15 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 2 3 8 1 19 12 19 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 3 3 8 3 20 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 3 3 7 0 17 10 20 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 3 4 9 2 16 12 18 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 24 5 3 6 5 18 11 16 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 2 2 8 0 15 12 20 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 29 2 3 8 1 17 11 20 3 8 Disambiguation of 'consisting of air': 62 3 5 5 0 6 6 10 1 4
  2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-~ckC9TC7
  3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy. Translations (breezy, in an airy situation): hayahay (Bikol Central), airejós (Catalan), aera (Esperanto), ilmava (Finnish), aéré [masculine] (French), belüftet (German), gelüftet (German), zugig (German), umweht (German), luftig (German), αεράτος (aerátos) (Greek), análach (Irish), hauangi (Maori), pongipongi (Maori), airoso (Spanish), awelog (Welsh), temprus [South] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-cDQImwk6 Disambiguation of 'breezy, in an airy situation': 1 8 59 3 2 9 6 8 3 2
  4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. Synonyms (resembling air): aereous
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-IRWaM55R Disambiguation of 'resembling air': 12 9 8 68 0 0 0 3 0 0
  5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful. Synonyms (relating to the spirit or soul): ethereal
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-8T6typ89 Disambiguation of 'relating to the spirit or soul': 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
  6. Not based on reality; having no solid foundation Synonyms: empty, trifling, visionary Synonyms (not based on reality): empty, trifling, visionary
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-~6pVrk4k Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 3 3 7 4 23 13 15 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 3 3 8 3 20 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of 'not based on reality': 3 1 1 7 0 80 1 3 1 1
  7. light-hearted; vivacious Synonyms: sprightly, flippant, superficial Synonyms (light-hearted; vivacious): flippant Translations (light of heart, superficial): bezstarostný (Czech), nonšalantní (Czech), ležérní (Czech), povrchní (Czech), ilmava (Finnish), oberflächlich (German), unbeständig (German), sorglos (German), lebhaft (German), sorgenfrei (German), αεράτος (aerátos) (Greek), aerach (Irish), alluaiceach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-Z72l2bQF Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 3 3 7 4 23 13 15 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 3 3 8 3 20 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of 'light-hearted; vivacious': 6 0 0 2 1 3 79 5 0 2 Disambiguation of 'light of heart, superficial': 0 2 2 1 7 6 71 2 8 1
  8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-qeIhXRhh Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 3 3 7 4 23 13 15 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 3 3 8 3 20 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 3 3 8 3 21 13 16 3 7
  9. (painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature. Categories (topical): Painting
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-WvinaxSg
  10. (of a room or building) Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
    Sense id: en-airy-en-adj-Ah88BSaY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gaseous, sprightly, superficial, carefree Derived forms: airily, airiness, airy fairy, Mount Airy

Inflected forms

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        "Consisting of air."
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        {
          "text": "an airy flight"
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        "Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial."
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          "ref": "1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 255:",
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        {
          "text": "an airy situation"
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        "Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy."
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          "ref": "1977 July 10, Jim Shooter, “Beware the Ant-Man!”, in Avengers, volume 1, number 161, panel 5, Marvel Comics, page 14:",
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        "Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike."
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          "unsubstantial"
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    {
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        {
          "text": "airy music"
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        "Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful."
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          "word": "trifling"
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          "word": "visionary"
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      "glosses": [
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          "word": "sprightly"
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          "word": "flippant"
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        {
          "word": "superficial"
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      "sense": "consisting of air",
      "word": "aereous"
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    {
      "sense": "resembling air",
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    {
      "word": "gaseous"
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    {
      "sense": "relating to the spirit or soul",
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      "sense": "not based on reality",
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      "sense": "not based on reality",
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      "sense": "not based on reality",
      "word": "visionary"
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      "sense": "light-hearted; vivacious",
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    {
      "word": "sprightly"
    },
    {
      "word": "superficial"
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      "word": "carefree"
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      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "hayahay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "airejós"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "aera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "ilmava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aéré"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "belüftet"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "gelüftet"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "zugig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "umweht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "luftig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aerátos",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "αεράτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "análach"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "hauangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "pongipongi"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "airoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "word": "awelog"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "breezy, in an airy situation",
      "tags": [
        "South"
      ],
      "word": "temprus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "bezstarostný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "nonšalantní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "ležérní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "povrchní"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "ilmava"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "oberflächlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "unbeständig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "sorglos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "lebhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "sorgenfrei"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aerátos",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "αεράτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "aerach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "light of heart, superficial",
      "word": "alluaiceach"
    }
  ],
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}

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