airy
adjective (DELICATE) /ˈeə.ri/
/ˈer.i/ Definition
› delicate, as if full of air: a light, airy fabricLight and weightless airily /ˈeə.rɪ.li/
/ˈer-/ adverb › "He can do what he likes - it doesn't bother me," she said airily.Not showing careful thought airiness /-nəs/ noun [U] approving
/ˈer-/ adverb › "He can do what he likes - it doesn't bother me," she said airily.Not showing careful thought airiness /-nəs/ noun [U] approving (Definition of airy adjective (DELICATE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) light as a feather idiom
- be (as) light as a feather idiom
- ethereal adjective
- floaty adjective
- fluffy adjective
- foamy adjective
- frothy adjective
- insubstantial adjective (NOT ENOUGH)
- light adjective (NOT HEAVY)
- lightness noun
- lightweight adjective (NOT HEAVY)
- portable adjective
- sheer adjective (THIN)
- weightless adjective
- wispy adjective
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Light and weightless
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