airy
pronunciation
How to pronounce airy in British English:
UK [ˈeəri]
How to pronounce airy in American English:
US [ˈeri]
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- Adjective:
- open to or abounding in fresh air
- not practical or realizable; speculative
- having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
- characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
Word Origin
- airy (adj.)
- late 14c., "of the air, made of air," from air (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "breezy" is attested from 1590s; that of "lively" is from 1640s. Sense of "vain, unsubstantial" is from 1580s. Disparaging airy-fairy is attested from 1920 (earlier in a sense of "delicate or light as a fairy," which is how Tennyson used it in 1830).
Example
- 1. We were whisked by golf buggy past fountains and manicured gardens to a cool , airy suite overlooking the atlantic ocean .
- 2. At nougatine , an airy space with wood tables , the ambience is informal and the service is friendly but correct .
- 3. Southall will live for free in an airy , three-bedroom oceanfront villa with a private pool and sweeping views of the surrounding islands .
- 4. The plant 's assembly operations fill a light and airy space at the back of the structure . At the front is a large office area , separated from an expanse of well-maintained lawn outside by a set of big glass windows .
- 5. Part of it is working here - it 's so open and airy .