"airs" meaning in English

See airs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛəɹz/ [US], /eːz/ [General-Australian], /eəz/ [New-Zealand] (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /iəz/ (note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger), /eɹz/ [Scotland], /ɜː(ɹ)z/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger) Audio: en-us-airs.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} airs
  1. plural of air Tags: form-of, plural Form of: air
    Sense id: en-airs-en-noun-rY9lQsrs
  2. An affected manner intended to impress others.
    Sense id: en-airs-en-noun-LlRvPmXJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: airs and graces, put on airs

Verb

IPA: /ɛəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛəɹz/ [US], /eːz/ [General-Australian], /eəz/ [New-Zealand] (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /iəz/ (note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger), /eɹz/ [Scotland], /ɜː(ɹ)z/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger) Audio: en-us-airs.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} airs
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of air Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: air
    Sense id: en-airs-en-verb-WShBYZCz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 3 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 7 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 92
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    },
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      "homophone": "eres"
    },
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      "homophone": "eyres"
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      "homophone": "heirs"
    },
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      "homophone": "ares (“unit of measurement”)"
    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "ears (cheer–chair merger)"
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