Consisting of environment as an airy material the airy areas of systems
- open to or abounding in oxygen
- maybe not useful or realizable; speculative
- described as lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as environment
- having little if any perceptible weight; so light on look like environment
- comprising atmosphere; since, an airy material; the airy areas of systems.
- Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial; because, an airy trip.
- Open to a totally free present of environment; confronted with the atmosphere; breezy; as, an airy circumstance.
- Resembling environment; thin; unsubstantial; maybe not material; airlike.
- concerning the spirit or heart; fine; elegant; as, airy music.
- Without reality; having no solid foundation; bare; trifling; visionary.
- Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; shallow.
- Having an affected way; being inside practice of gaining airs; affectedly grand.
- Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
belated 14c., "regarding the environment, made from atmosphere," from air (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "breezy" is attested from 1590s; that "lively" is from 1640s. Feeling of "vain, unsubstantial" is from 1580s. Disparaging airy-fairy is attested from 1920 (earlier in this way of "delicate or light as a fairy," that will be how Tennyson used it in 1830).
(a.) composed of environment; since, an airy substance; the airy elements of systems.
- (a.) Relating or belonging to air; saturated in air; aerial; because, an airy journey.
- (a.) ready to accept a free of charge present of air; confronted with the air; breezy; since, an airy circumstance.
- (a.) Resembling air; slim; unsubstantial; perhaps not material; airlike.
- (a.) regarding the spirit or soul; fine; graceful; since, airy songs.
- (a.) Without truth; having no solid foundation; bare; trifling; visionary.
- (a.) Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
- (a.) Having an affected fashion; being when you look at the habit of wearing airs; affectedly grand.
- (a.) Getting the light and aerial tints true to nature.
The so-called mysticism of the Persian Sufis is less intense and practical, more airy and literary in character.