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Another word for airy

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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.

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Another word for airy

adjective

Of or relating to air:
aerial, atmospheric, pneumatic. See breath, high
Imposingly high:
aerial, lofty, sky-high, soaring, towering. See high
Exposed to or characterized by the presence of freely circulating air or wind:
blowy, breezy, gusty, windy. See breath
So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:
aerial, aery, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer², transparent, vaporous, vapory. See thick
Displaying light-hearted nonchalance:
breezy, buoyant, debonair, jaunty. (Informal) corky. Idiom: free and easy. See attitude, careful, good

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Airy hallways led through the hacienda style structure on either side of her.
It was open and airy, bright and cheerful.
They climbed a set of wide, sweeping stone stairs that led up to the building, past towering columns, and into an airy chamber without a ceiling.
This was an airy and unplastered cabin, fit to entertain a travelling god, and where a goddess might trail her garments.
They stood in front of an airy, light tent resembling a silk sheet suspended in midair over a table.

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