AIRY


Meaning of AIRY in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 of or relating to air FF1C; clouds drifting on airy currents FF1E;

Synonyms: aerial, atmospheric, pneumatic

Related Words: gaseous, vaporous

2

Synonyms: LOFTY 6, aerial, skyscraping, soaring, spiring, topless, towering, towery

Related Words: exposed, windswept; supernal

3 resembling or suggesting air especially in lightness or lack of substance FF1C; airy persiflage FF1E;

Synonyms: aerial, ethereal, vaporous, vapory

Related Words: 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 Words: animated, high-spirited, spirited

5

Synonyms: WINDY 1, blowy, breezy, gusty

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.