Airily — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Airy (adjective)

Airy is a different word from Airily. The synonyms below are for airy, not for airily.

1. resembling air in lightness

   "the bakery's lemon pies are famous for their airy meringues"

   similar: ethereal, fluffy, gossamer, gossamery, light
   related: cobwebby, dainty, delicate, diaphanous, downy, feathery, flimsy, gauzelike, gauzy, insubstantial, tender, wispy, buoyant, lighter-than-air, lightweight, rarefied, unsubstantial, vaporous, weightless, cumulous, pillowy
   opposite: heavy, leaden
   near: firm, solid, substantial, bulky, burdensome, cumbersome, hefty, hulking, lumpish, ponderous, unwieldy, weighty

2. open to the free circulation of air

   "a pleasant, airy room"

   similar: breezy, ventilated
   related: atmosphered, vented
   opposite: breathless, stuffy, unventilated
   near: close, stifling, suffocating

3. located at a greater height than average or usual

   "airy mountain villages"

   similar: elevated, high, nosebleed
   related: ascendant, ascending, soaring, overhead, overlooking, raised, upheld, uplifted, upraised, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost, upward
   opposite: low, low-lying
   near: depressed, descendant, descending, down, dropped, fallen, grounded, lowered, sunken, lowermost, nethermost, undermost, abreast, even, level

4. having much high-spirited energy and movement

   "the airy revelry of their latest album is a departure from the slower and more somber music of the band's previous work"

   similar: active, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, lively, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy, racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy, on the go
   related: dapper, dashing, spiffy, agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake, agile, nimble, spry, bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat, eager, enthusiastic, keen, frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful, boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited, high-strung, nervous, skittish
   opposite: dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid
   near: indolent, lazy, unambitious, inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary, apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid, boring, dull, irksome, tedious

5. satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness

   "an airy cologne that would be appropriate to wear to the office"

   similar: dainty, delicate, exquisite, nuanced, refined, subtle
   related: choice, elegant, extraordinary, incomparable, peerless, preeminent, prime, rare, select, superior, superlative, supreme, transcendent, unsurpassed, picked, selected, fine, fragile, frail
   opposite: robust, strong, sturdy
   near: coarse, crude, rough, common, ordinary, average, fair, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling, run-of-the-mill, second-rate