| 单词 | airy |
| 释义 | airy (once / 707 pages) 1adj 2adj An airy place is full of fresh air. Other airy things are either light like air or without substance like air. Air surrounds us, and it has a lot of meanings. If a place is described as airy, that means it's full of fresh air. An open stadium is airy, while a stuffy apartment is not. If a house has lots of open windows, it's airy. Also, an argument that has no substance can be called airy, because there's nothing to it. Light things are airy too: a flimsy, light dress or a low-fat dessert could both be called airy. WORD FAMILYairy: airier, airiest, airily, airiness+/air: aired, airing, airless, airlike, airs, airy, midair/aired: unaired/airing: airings/airless: airlessly/airs: airss/midair: midairs USAGE EXAMPLESThe airy space is outfitted with comfortable velvet sofas and a large crystal chandelier. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Delicate and airy, Mr. Snelson’s creations assumed a bewildering variety of guises. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) The car also leaks when it rains and it’s airy in the winter months, but the heater works well enough to compensate. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) 1 adj open to or abounding in fresh air 2airy rooms Syn aired ventilated exposed to air 1adj characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air an airy apparition Syn aerial, aeriform, aery, ethereal insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial lacking material form or substance; unreal 2adj having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air airy gauze curtains Syn light of comparatively little physical weight or density 3adj not practical or realizable; speculative airy theories about socioeconomic improvement Syn Laputan, impractical, visionary, windy utopian characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection |
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