aery (redirected from aerier)

aer·y ¹  (âr, -r)

adj. aer·i·er, aer·i·est

Ethereal.

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

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aer·y ²  (âr, îr)

n.

Variant of aerie.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aery - the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) aerie, eyrie, eyry bird nest, bird's nest, birdnest - 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"