"aeriality" meaning in English

See aeriality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: aerialities [plural]
Etymology: aerial + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aerial|ity}} aerial + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} aeriality (usually uncountable, plural aerialities)
  1. The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-aeriality-en-noun-XSSjHjPb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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