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English Dictionary: airy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
airy adj open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn: aired, airy] not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" Synonym(s): airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains" 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" Synonym(s): aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Airy \Air"y\, a. 1. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies. 2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; a[89]rial; as, an airy flight. [bd]The airy region.[b8] --Milton. 3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation. 4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. [bd]An airy spirit.[b8] --Shak. 5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music. 6. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary. [bd]Airy fame.[b8] --Shak. Empty sound, and airy notions. --Roscommon. 7. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial. [bd]Merry and airy.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. 8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand. [Colloq.] 9. (Paint.) Having the light and a[89]rial tints true to nature. --Elmes.