aery

aer·y ¹

 (âr′ē, ā′ə-rē)

adj. aer·i·er, aer·i·est

Ethereal.

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[Latin āerius, of the air; see aerial.]

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aer·y ²

 (âr′ē, îr′ē)

n.

Variant of aerie.

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aery

(ˈɛərɪ; ˈeɪərɪ)

adj

1. a variant spelling of airy

2. lofty, insubstantial, or visionary

[C16: via Latin from Greek aērios, from aēr air]

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aery

(ˈɛərɪ; ˈɪərɪ)

n, pl aeries

a variant spelling of eyrie

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aer•y¹

or aër•y

(ˈɛər i, ˈeɪ ə ri)

adj. aer•i•er, aer•i•est.

ethereal; aerial.

[1580–90; < Latin āerius; see aerial]

aer′i•ly, adv.

aer•y²

(ˈɛər i, ˈɪər i)

n., pl. aer•ies.

aerie.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aery - the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) aerie, eyrie, eyry bird nest, birdnest, bird's nest - nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young
	2.	aery - any habitation at a high altitude   aerie, eyrie, eyry habitation - the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
Adj.	1.	aery - 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" ethereal, aerial, aeriform, airy insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"

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aery

adjective

So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:

aerial, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory.

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