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airy
adjective
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
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ˈɛəɹ.i
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adjective
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
“{'source': 'Thomas Carlyle', 'text': 'figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away'}”
adjective
having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
“airy gauze curtains”
adjective
not practical or realizable; speculative
“airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”
adjective
open to or abounding in fresh air
“airy rooms”
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{'source': 'Thomas Carlyle', 'text': 'figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away'}
aerial fancies
an airy apparition
physical rather than ethereal forms
airy gauze curtains
airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
visionary schemes for getting rich
airy rooms
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