airy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈɛə.ɹi/
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/ˈɛə.ɹi/ · [ˈɛː.ɹi] · /ˈɛɹ.i/ · [ˈɛ˞.i] · /ˈɛɚ.i/ · /ˈeː.ɹi/ · /ˈeəɹi/ · /ˈiəɹi/ · /ˈeɹɪ/ · /ˈeɹe/ · /ˈɜːɹɪ/

Definition of airy

11 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Consisting of air.
    “an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies”
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adj

  1. Consisting of air.
    “an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies”
  2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
    “an airy flight”
  3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
    “It was a good solid house, fanless but airy.”
    “an airy situation”
  4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
    “Neither diamond-hardness nor airy intangibility can save you from this, the searing agony of death!”
  5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
    “airy music”
  6. Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
    “Ah me, ah me! No other ghost has haunted the boy’s room, my friends, since I have occupied it, than the ghost of my own childhood, the ghost of my own innocence, the ghost of my own airy belief.”
    “One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.”
  7. Light-hearted; vivacious
  8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
  9. Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
  10. Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
    “The station has a bright and airy feel and the refurbishment works have provided a modern and inviting station environment for passengers.”

name

  1. A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From air + -y.

Anagrams of airy

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Words you can make from airy

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3-letter words

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2-letter words

4 words

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