Airiness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Exposure to a free current of air; openness to the air: as, the airiness of a country-seat.
  • noun. Unsubstantiality, like that of air.
  • noun. Delicacy and lightness; ethereality.
  • noun. Sprightliness of motion or manner; gaiety; jauntiness; vanity; affectation: as, the airiness of young persons.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air.
  • noun. Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Light or airy in quality or manner.
  • noun. insubstantiality
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air
  • noun. lightness in movement or manner
  • noun. the property of something weightless and insubstantial
  • Word Usage
    "Stuart exhibited what is known in America as "airiness," and evidently loved to talk of his prowess."
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