Synonyms for airy
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Open to the breeze
windy, breezy, draughty, exposed, ventilated, open, spacious,
lofty, well-ventilated, atmospheric, aerial, out-of-doors,
pneumatic, climatic, outdoors, in the open, fluttering.
Antonyms stifling, closed*, confined.
Light and gay
flippant, sprightly, whimsical; see happy 1, sprightly.
Immaterial
unsubstantial, intangible, ethereal, visionary; see imaginary, immaterial 2.
Delicate
fragile, frail, thin; see dainty 1.
See airy in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
airy diaphanous ethereal filmy gauzy gossamer sheer 2transparent vaporous
These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; a diaphanous veil; ethereal mist; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings; transparent chiffon; vaporous shadows at dusk.
See airy in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Of or relating to air:
aerial, atmospheric, pneumatic. See breath, highImposingly high:
aerial, lofty, sky-high, soaring, towering. See highExposed to or characterized by the presence of freely circulating air or wind:
blowy, breezy, gusty, windy. See breathSo light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:
aerial, aery, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer2, transparent, vaporous, vapory. See thickDisplaying light-hearted nonchalance:
breezy, buoyant, debonair, jaunty. (Informal) corky. Idiom: free and easy. See attitude, careful, good
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