adjective
1.
of or relating to air
clouds drifting on airy currents
Synonyms: aerial, atmospheric, pneumatic
Related Word: gaseous, vaporous
2.
Synonyms: lofty 6, aerial, skyscraping, soaring, spiring, topless, towering, towery
Related Word: exposed, windswept; supernal
3.
resembling or suggesting air especially in lightness or lack of substance
airy persiflage
Synonyms: aerial, ethereal, vaporous, vapory
Related Word: frivolous, light, volatile; rare, rarefied, tenuous, thin; dainty, delicate, diaphanous, exquisite, spirituel
Contrasted words: corporeal, material, physical; bulky, massive, massy
Antonyms: substantial
4.
Synonyms: elastic 2, bouncy, buoyant, effervescent, expansive, resilient, volatile
Related Word: animated, high-spirited, spirited
5.
Synonyms: windy 1, blowy, breezy, gusty