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[ adjective ] open to or abounding in fresh air
Synonyms Examples "airy rooms" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)That is why it is important to invest in comfortable , airy types of shoes . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)The apex , the study where Eugene slept , was light and bright and airy and cheerful . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)He could no_longer build anything , whether a private residence in his Pennsylvania county or a church in Brazil , without it being obvious that he had done it , and while here_and_there he was taken_to_task for again developing the same airy technique , they were such fanciful and sometimes even playful buildings that the public felt assured by its sense of recognition after a time , a quality of authentic uniqueness about them , which , once established by an artist as his private vision , is no_longer disputable as to its other values . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
Examples "airy gauze curtains" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not practical or realizable; speculative
Synonyms Examples "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement" "visionary schemes for getting rich" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not practical or realizable; speculative
Synonyms Examples "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement" "visionary schemes for getting rich" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
Examples "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle "aerial fancies" "an airy apparition" "physical rather than ethereal forms" Related terms |
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