airy

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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airy [ˈɛərɪ]

adj airier, airiest

1. abounding in fresh air

2. spacious or uncluttered

3. nonchalant; superficial

4. visionary; fanciful airy promises airy plans

5. of or relating to air

6. weightless and insubstantial an airy gossamer

7. light and graceful in movement

8. having no material substance airy spirits

9. high up in the air; lofty

10. performed in the air; aerial

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Airy [ˈɛərɪ]

n

(Biographies / Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) M, British, SCIENCE: astronomer) Sir George Biddell. 1801-92, British astronomer, noted for his estimate of the earth's density from gravity measurements in mines; astronomer royal (1835-81)

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	airy - open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" aired ventilated - exposed to air; "a well ventilated room"
	2.	airy - not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" visionary, windy, impractical, Laputan utopian - characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"
	3.	airy - having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains" light - of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
	4.	airy - characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" aery, ethereal, aerial, aeriform insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"

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airy

adjective

1. well-ventilated, open, light, fresh, spacious, windy, lofty, breezy, uncluttered, draughty, gusty, blowy The bathroom is light and airy.
well-ventilated close, heavy, stifling, oppressive, stale, suffocating, stuffy, airless, muggy, unventilated

2. light-hearted, light, happy, gay, lively, cheerful, animated, merry, upbeat (informal), buoyant, graceful, cheery, genial, high-spirited, jaunty, chirpy (informal), sprightly, debonair, nonchalant, blithe, frolicsome He sailed past, giving them an airy wave of the hand.
light-hearted sad, miserable, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, glum, morose, cheerless

3. insubstantial, imaginary, visionary, flimsy, fanciful, ethereal, immaterial, illusory, wispy, weightless, incorporeal, vaporous 'launch aid', an airy euphemism for more state handouts
insubstantial real, material, substantial, concrete, realistic, tangible, corporeal

Translations

airy [ˈɛərɪ] ADJ (airier (compar) (airiest (superl)))

1. [room, building] (= spacious) → espacioso, amplio; (= well ventilated) → bien ventilado

2. [fabric, clothing] (= lightweight) → ligero; (= unsubstantial) → etéreo

3. (= careless, light) [remark] → hecho a la ligera; [gesture, wave] → despreocupado

4. (= empty) [idea, generalization] → ligero
he's always full of airy promises → siempre hace promesas a la ligera

airy [ˈɛəri] adj

(= spacious) [building, room, church] → clair(e) et spacieux/euse

(= casual) [manners, wave] → désinvolte

airy

adj (+er)

room → luftig; to have an airy feel (to it) → luftig wirken

(= casual) manner, gesture → lässig, nonchalant; (= vague) promise → vage; theory → versponnen; (= superior, flippant) → blasiert, erhaben

(liter: = immaterial) phantom → körperlos

airy [ˈɛərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (place) → arieggiato/a; (room) → arioso/a; (remark) → superficiale; (manner) → spensierato/a, noncurante