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Another word for airy

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Adjective

  1. Of or relating to air

    See also:

    high

    breath

  2. Imposingly high

    See also:

    high

  3. Exposed to or characterized by the presence of freely circulating air or wind

    See also:

    breath

  4. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film

    See also:

    thick

  5. Displaying light-hearted nonchalance

    Idioms:
    See also:

    good

    careful

    attitude

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for airy

Modifier

  1. Open to the breeze

    Antonyms:

  2. Light and gay

    See also:

    sprightly

    happy

  3. Immaterial

    See also:

    immaterial

    imaginary

  4. Delicate

    See also:

    dainty

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Sentence Examples

  • Airy hallways led through the hacienda style structure on either side of her.

  • It was open and airy, bright and cheerful.

  • She searched for half an hour before spotting her sister sitting in one of the airy rooms off the hallway near the buffet.

  • The upright white hewn studs and freshly planed door and window casings gave it a clean and airy look, especially in the morning, when its timbers were saturated with dew, so that I fancied that by noon some sweet gum would exude from them.

  • 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.

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