Definition of AIRY

airy

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • open to or abounding in fresh air
    • "airy rooms"
  • not practical or realizable; speculative
    • "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"
  • having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
    • "airy gauze curtains"
  • characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle
    • "an airy apparition"

Adj

  • Consisting of air.
  • Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
  • Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
  • Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
  • Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
  • Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
  • light-hearted; vivacious
  • Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
  • Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
  • Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.

Origin / Etymology

From air + -y.

Scrabble Score: 7

airy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
airy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
airy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

airy is a valid Words With Friends word