affected manners intended to impress others (esp in the phrases give oneself airs, put on airs)
Examples of 'airs' in a sentence
airs
She looks after the place for me, and gets it ready and airs it before I come down.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
The diplomatic corps were politely indicating that the British had better give themselves no more airs.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2002)
Synonyms of 'airs'
affectation, arrogance, pretensions, pomposity
More Synonyms of airs
All related terms of 'airs'
air
Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe .
hot air
If you say that someone's claims or promises are just hot air , you are criticizing them because they are made mainly to impress people and have no real value or meaning .
sea air
The sea air is the air at the seaside, which is regarded as being good for people's health.
airs and graces
If you refer to someone's airs and graces , you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people.
air drop
An air drop is a delivery of supplies by aircraft to an area that is hard to get to. The supplies are dropped from the aircraft on parachutes .
air kiss
a kissing gesture , esp one directed towards a person's cheek , made without making physical contact
dead air
the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission
fresh air
You can describe the air outside as fresh air , especially when you mean that it is good for you because it does not contain dirt or dangerous substances.
light air
very light air movement of force one on the Beaufort scale
open air
An open-air place or event is outside rather than in a building.
upper air
the atmosphere above the lower portion of the troposphere
liquid air
air that has been liquefied by cooling . It is a pale blue and consists mainly of liquid oxygen ( boiling pt: –182.9°C) and liquid nitrogen (boiling pt: –195.7°C): used in the production of pure oxygen, nitrogen, and the inert gases , and as a refrigerant
air cargo
freight transported by aircraft
air freight
freight transported by aircraft
put on airs and graces
to behave in a way which shows that you think you are more important than other people
compressed air
air at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure: used esp as a source of power for machines
castle in the air
a hope or desire unlikely to be realized ; daydream