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aery
aer·y 1 E0312400 (âr′ē, ā′ə-rē)adj. aer·i·er, aer·i·est Ethereal.
[Latin āerius, of the air; see aerial.]
aer·y 2 E0312400 (âr′ē, îr′ē)n. Variant of aerie.aery (ˈɛərɪ; ˈeɪərɪ) adj1. a variant spelling of airy2. lofty, insubstantial, or visionary[C16: via Latin from Greek aērios, from aēr air]
aery (ˈɛərɪ; ˈɪərɪ) n, pl aeries a variant spelling of eyrieaer•y1 or aër•y (ˈɛər i, ˈeɪ ə ri)
adj. aer•i•er, aer•i•est. ethereal; aerial. [1580–90; < Latin āerius; see aerial] aer′i•ly, adv. aer•y2 (ˈɛər i, ˈɪər i)
n., pl. aer•ies. aerie. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  aery - the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)aerie, eyrie, eyrybird nest, birdnest, bird's nest - nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young | | 2. |  aery - any habitation at a high altitude aerie, eyrie, eyryhabitation - the native habitat or home of an animal or plant | | Adj. | 1. |  aery - characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"ethereal, aerial, aeriform, airyinsubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" |
aeryadjectiveSo light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:aerial, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory.aery
Synonyms for aeryadj so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin filmSynonyms- aerial
- airy
- diaphanous
- ethereal
- filmy
- gauzy
- gossamer
- gossamery
- sheer
- transparent
- vaporous
- vapory
Synonyms for aerynoun the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)SynonymsRelated Words- bird nest
- birdnest
- bird's nest
noun any habitation at a high altitudeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj characterized by lightness and insubstantialitySynonyms- ethereal
- aerial
- aeriform
- airy
Related Words- insubstantial
- unsubstantial
- unreal
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