airy
IPA: ˈɛri
noun
- A surname.
adjective
- Consisting of air.
- Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
- Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
- Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
- Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
- Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
- light-hearted; vivacious
- Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
- (painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
- (of a room or building) Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
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Examples of "airy" in Sentences
- The halls are airy and well lit.
- Because of its height, the town is airy.
- She is the writer of the 'Airy Fairy' books.
- The Mount Airy Casino Resort opened to the public in 2007.
- There are playgrounds and the buildings are spacious and airy.
- The Airy disk is of importance in physics, optics, and astronomy.
- Audiences wanted to see the ethereal, airy grace of the ballerina.
- The cooked dumplings are airy on the inside and moist on the outside.
- The size of the Airy disk determines the laser intensity at the focus.
- This is supported by the asymptotic formulae below for the Airy functions.
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