Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airy

/ˈeː.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: airy
IPA: /ˈeː.ɹi/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of air.

adj

Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.

adj

Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.

adj

Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.

adj

Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.

adj

Not based on reality; having no solid foundation

adj

Light-hearted; vivacious

adj

Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.

Example Sentences

"an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies"
"an airy flight"
"It was a good solid house, fanless but airy."
"an airy situation"
"Neither diamond-hardness nor airy intangibility can save you from this, the searing agony of death!"
"airy music"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English airy From air + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈeː.ɹi/
British English: /ˈɛə.ɹi/

Inflected Forms

airier (comparative) airiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

airily airiness nonairy

Phrases

airy fairy Mount Airy Airy Crater Airy disk Airy disc Airy-0 Airy Mean Time Airy pattern

Synonyms

empty trifling visionary sprightly flippant superficial aereous gaseous ethereal carefree

Homonyms

eerie (cheer–chair merger)

Rhymes With

very mary harry marry gary scary larry jerry vary terry perry cherry

Questions

How do you pronounce airy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeː.ɹi/.
What does airy mean?: Consisting of air.
Where does airy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English airy From air + -y.

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