- airy adj
- ['ɛərɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl (place) arieggiato (-a), (room) arioso (-a), (remark etc) superficiale, (manner) spensierato (-a), noncurante
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
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airy — (adj.) late 14c., of the air, made of air, from AIR (Cf. air) (n.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning breezy is attested from 1590s; that of lively is from 1640s. Sense of vain, unsubstantial is from 1580s. Disparaging airy fairy is attested from 1920… … Etymology dictionary
airy fairy — adj BrE informal not sensible or practical ▪ airy fairy ideas … Dictionary of contemporary English
airy-fairy — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s ideas as airy fairy, you are critical of them because you think the ideas are vague, impractical, and unrealistic. [BRIT] ...their airy fairy principles … English dictionary
airy — adj. Airy is used with these nouns: ↑room … Collocations dictionary
airy — [er′ē] adj. airier, airiest 1. in the air; high up 2. of air 3. open to the air; breezy 4. unsubstantial as air; visionary 5. light as air; delicate; graceful 6. lighthearted; vivacious … English World dictionary
airy-fairy — [er′ēfer′ē] adj. Chiefly Brit. 1. a) fairylike; graceful; delicate b) affected, mannered, etc. 2. not realistic; impractical; visionary … English World dictionary
airy — adj. (airier, airiest) 1 well ventilated, breezy. 2 flippant, superficial. 3 a light as air. b graceful, delicate. 4 insubstantial, ethereal, immaterial. Phrases and idioms: airy fairy colloq. unrealistic, impractical, foolishly idealistic.… … Useful english dictionary
airy fairy — adj. unreal, not based on reality (Informal ); delicate (British usage) … English contemporary dictionary
airy-fairy — Adj. Lacking in strength, insubstantial. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
airy — adj 1. breezy, windy, drafty; ventilated, open, exposed, alfresco. 2. immaterial, incorporeal, bodiless, weightless; unsubstantial, ethereal, tenuous; illusory, unreal, imaginary, visionary, phantasmal, spectral. 3. delicate, flimsy, thin; gauzy … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
airy — [[t]e͟əri[/t]] airier, airiest 1) ADJ GRADED If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large. The bathroom has a light and airy feel. Ant: stuffy 2) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n You can use airy to describe… … English dictionary
