airy

/ˈɛəri/

/ˈɛri/

Other forms: airiest; airier

An airy place is full of fresh air. Other airy things are either light like air or without substance like air.

Air surrounds us, and it has a lot of meanings. If a place is described as airy, that means it's full of fresh air. An open stadium is airy, while a stuffy apartment is not. If a house has lots of open windows, it's airy. Also, an argument that has no substance can be called airy, because there's nothing to it. Light things are airy too: a flimsy, light dress or a low-fat dessert could both be called airy.

Definitions of airy

1. adjective

   open to or abounding in fresh air
   “airy rooms”

   synonyms: aired

   ventilated

   exposed to air
2. adjective

   characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
   “an airy apparition”

   synonyms: aerial, aeriform, aery, ethereal

   insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial

   lacking material form or substance; unreal
3. adjective

   having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
   “airy gauze curtains”

   synonyms:

   light

   of comparatively little physical weight or density
4. adjective

   not practical or realizable; speculative
   “airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”

   synonyms: Laputan, impractical, visionary, windy

   utopian

   characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection