Inflected forms: air·i·er, air·i·est 1. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air. 2. High in the air; lofty. 3. Open to the air: airy chambers.4. Performed in the air; aerial. 5. Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.6. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.7. Light or delicate: an airy dress.8. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.9. Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.
OTHER FORMS:
airi·ly —ADVERB airi·ness —NOUN
SYNONYMS:
airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer2, transparent, vaporous These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; a diaphanous veil; ethereal mist; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings; transparent chiffon; vaporous shadows at dusk.
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