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airless

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air·less  (ârls)
adj.
1. Having no air.
2. Lacking fresh air; stuffy.
3. Lacking movement of air; still.

airless·ness n.

airless [ˈɛəlɪs]
adj
1. lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry
2. devoid of air
airlessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.airlessairless - lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
unventilated - not ventilated; "stuffy unventilated rooms"

airless
Translations
airless [ˈɛəlɪs] ADJ [room] → mal ventilado; [day] → sin viento
it's very airless in hereaquí dentro falta aire
airless [ˈɛərləs] adj
[room] → sans air
[day, afternoon] → étouffant(e)
air letter n (British)aérogramme m
airless [ˈɛəlɪs] adj (room) → senz'aria; (day) → senza un filo di vento


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In my timidity I wandered up and down the street while I screwed up my courage to ring the bell; and then, sick with apprehension, was ushered into an airless room full of people.
She always, indeed, struck Newland Archer as having been rather gruesomely preserved in the airless atmosphere of a perfectly irreproachable existence, as bodies caught in glaciers keep for years a rosy life-in-death.
The small rain fell too softly to be heard in the garden; not a leaf stirred in the airless calm; the watch-dog was asleep, the cats were indoors; far or near, under the murky heaven, not a sound was stirring.
 
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