Airy meaning

What does “airy” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“airy” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: open to or abounding in fresh air.

airy

adjective

  1. open to or abounding in fresh air

    “airy rooms”

    Synonymsaired
  2. not practical or realizable; speculative

    “airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”

    “visionary schemes for getting rich”

  3. having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air

    “airy gauze curtains”

  4. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

    “figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away”

    “aerial fancies”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University