airiness

air·y  (âr)

adj. air·i·er, air·i·est

1. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.

2. High in the air; lofty.

3. Open to the air: airy chambers.

4. Performed in the air; aerial.

5. Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.

6. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.

7. Light or delicate: an airy dress.

8. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.

9. Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.

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airi·ly adv.

airi·ness n.

Synonyms: airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer², transparent, vaporous
These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; a diaphanous veil; ethereal mist; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings; transparent chiffon; vaporous shadows at dusk.

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airiness [ˈɛərɪnɪs]

n

1. the quality or condition of being fresh, light, or breezy

2. lightness of heart; gaiety

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	airiness - the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air commodiousness, spaciousness, capaciousness, roominess - spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the child"; "roominess in this size car is always a compromise"; "his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to"
	2.	airiness - the property of something weightless and insubstantial buoyancy weightlessness, lightness - the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"
	3.	airiness - lightness in movement or manner delicacy sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

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airiness

noun freshness, openness, lightness, breeziness, windiness, gustiness, draughtiness Skylights enhance the sense of airiness.

Translations

airiness [ˈɛərɪnɪs] N

1. [of room, building] (= spaciousness) → lo espacioso, lo amplio; (= ventilation) → buena ventilación f

2. [of manner] → ligereza f

airiness

n

she liked the airiness of the rooms → ihr gefiel, dass die Zimmer so luftig waren

(= casualness: of manner, gesture) → Lässigkeit f, → Nonchalance f

(= vagueness) (of promise) → Vagheit f; (of theory) → Versponnenheit f

(= flippancy) → Blasiertheit f, → Erhabenheit f