airiness

[ air-ee-nis ]

/ ˈɛər i nɪs /

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noun

openness to the air: the airiness of a balcony facing the sea.

sprightliness of manner: a ballet marked by airiness and deft movement.

snobbishness; affectation.

Origin of airiness

First recorded in 1735–45; airy + -ness

Words nearby airiness

air horn, airhose, air hostess, air hunger, airily, airiness, airing, air injection, air-intake, airish, air jacket

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Example sentences from the Web for airiness

But answering her banter he once caught an expression behind her airiness.
If Winter Comes|A.S.M. Hutchinson
It is not for me to strive to be wafted away into the airiness of an Angel.
Glimpses of Bengal|Sir Rabindranath Tagore
Laura goes off with an airiness that would do Marcia credit, and avoids any special farewell with her new sister-in-law.
Floyd Grandon's Honor|Amanda Minnie Douglas
Up in the loft, the Duke was laughing with Sparafucile about the airiness of the chamber.
Operas Every Child Should Know|Mary Schell Hoke Bacon

Yet acuteness of psychology is never sacrificed to airiness of style.
Modernities|Horace Barnett Samuel

British Dictionary definitions for airiness

airiness

/ (ˈɛərɪnɪs) /

noun

the quality or condition of being fresh, light, or breezy

lightness of heart; gaiety

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单词	airiness
释义	airiness [ air-ee-nis ] / ˈɛər i nɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR airiness ON THESAURUS.COM noun openness to the air: the airiness of a balcony facing the sea. sprightliness of manner: a ballet marked by airiness and deft movement. snobbishness; affectation. Origin of airiness First recorded in 1735–45; airy + -ness Words nearby airiness air horn, airhose, air hostess, air hunger, airily, airiness, airing, air injection, air-intake, airish, air jacket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for airiness But answering her banter he once caught an expression behind her airiness. If Winter Comes\|A.S.M. Hutchinson It is not for me to strive to be wafted away into the airiness of an Angel. Glimpses of Bengal\|Sir Rabindranath Tagore Laura goes off with an airiness that would do Marcia credit, and avoids any special farewell with her new sister-in-law. Floyd Grandon's Honor\|Amanda Minnie Douglas Up in the loft, the Duke was laughing with Sparafucile about the airiness of the chamber. Operas Every Child Should Know\|Mary Schell Hoke Bacon Yet acuteness of psychology is never sacrificed to airiness of style. Modernities\|Horace Barnett Samuel British Dictionary definitions for airiness airiness / (ˈɛərɪnɪs) / noun the quality or condition of being fresh, light, or breezy lightness of heart; gaiety Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to airiness delicacy, tenderness, subtlety, lightness, elegance, fragility, thinness, downiness, featheriness, fluffiness, debility, frailness, weakness, translucency, infirmity, transparency, frailty, softness, smoothness, exquisiteness
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airiness

noun

Origin of airiness

Words nearby airiness

Example sentences from the Web for airiness

British Dictionary definitions for airiness

noun

Words related to airiness