"airy fairy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈeəɹi feəɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-airy fairy.wav [US] Forms: more airy fairy [comparative], most airy fairy [superlative]
Etymology: Coined by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in 1830 in his poem Lilian. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Alfred, Lord Tennyson|in=1830}} Coined by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in 1830 Head templates: {{en-adj}} airy fairy (comparative more airy fairy, superlative most airy fairy)
  1. insubstantial
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  2. impractical
    Sense id: en-airy_fairy-en-adj-FAAQrGuO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51

Alternative forms

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