aeriform

Definitions of aeriform
  1. adjective
    resembling air or having the form of air
    synonyms: airlike
    gaseous
    existing as or having characteristics of a gas
  2. adjective
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
    “"figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle”
    synonyms: aerial, aery, airy, ethereal
    insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial
    lacking material form or substance; unreal
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